I know many of 25-06 have been traded in because they wouldn't group well
$18.50 shipping each direction, $65 muzzle re-crown, $44/hr for range time. None of that seems out of line.
Try to find any other "repair" business with a "shop rate" of $44/hr.
If factory 25-06s were built with 1:8 twist barrels and 130-140 grain bullets were offered the 6.5 creedmore would not have gained near the popularity.
The 6.5 creedmore is the perfect example of the opposite end of the spectrum. It is a turd lobber that has been perfected with tight barrel twists and heavy for caliber match quality bullets. When you slow velocity down and go to tight twist with heavy bullets you get accuracy.
I was gonna let this go until you called the Creedmoor a "turd lobber". That hurt my feelers, so now I need to point out that your statements are fairly broad generalizations.
If you look at load data and ballistic charts, when you compare similar bullet weights and same barrel lengths, the 6.5 Creed is not far behind the 25-06. Oh, and it does it in a short action case. That's only one of the reasons its so popular.
Any rifle can be accurate at any point within it's normal velocity band. I have a 22-250 that pushes the 53 v-max at over 3900 fps, and you can cover groups with a quarter, sometimes a dime.
I do agree that the 25-06 would benefit from heavier bullets and faster twists, but imo, that's not where they missed the boat. Should have been a 26-06, then we could get rid of all 25 and 27 calibers, which (again, imo) despite their popularity, are unnecessary. :;:stirthepot
Should have been a 26-06, then we could get rid of all 25 and 27 calibers, which (again, imo) despite their popularity, are unnecessary. :;:stirthepot
#270WinFORLIFE
Ha ha. You know both the 270 Win and the 25-06 could be replaced with a "26-06". -- Yes I know it's the "6.5mm-06", but considering the parent case is 30-06, that naming convention offends my OCD.
Ha ha. You know both the 270 Win and the 25-06 could be replaced with a "26-06". -- Yes I know it's the "6.5mm-06", but considering the parent case is 30-06, that naming convention offends my OCD.
I was gonna let this go until you called the Creedmoor a "turd lobber". That hurt my feelers, so now I need to point out that your statements are fairly broad generalizations.
If you look at load data and ballistic charts, when you compare similar bullet weights and same barrel lengths, the 6.5 Creed is not far behind the 25-06. Oh, and it does it in a short action case. That's only one of the reasons its so popular.
Any rifle can be accurate at any point within it's normal velocity band. I have a 22-250 that pushes the 53 v-max at over 3900 fps, and you can cover groups with a quarter, sometimes a dime.
I do agree that the 25-06 would benefit from heavier bullets and faster twists, but imo, that's not where they missed the boat. Should have been a 26-06, then we could get rid of all 25 and 27 calibers, which (again, imo) despite their popularity, are unnecessary. :;:stirthepot
Oh yeah!! Well I killed a bull elk and 2 whitetail bucks with my 270 in the fall of '17. What'd you shoot with you're puny 6.5? Huh? Tell me what!!!?
He has posted lots of pics. The caribou ones come to mind
Damn. I thought the thread was about inconsistence. I could comment on that.