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<blockquote data-quote=".300 Dakota" data-source="post: 2191449" data-attributes="member: 106514"><p>With the criteria you laid out and naming the components, you don't have much choice but to go with the 257 Wby. Sounds like a job for the Mark V Deluxe or Mark V Lazermark. Norma brass and both those bullets are going to be tough to come by when you need to reorder if you go with the .25-06. I'm sure you are aware that Weatherby brass IS Norma brass, so that gives you a couple more choices, as they have introduced the 50-count bulk pack in 257 Wby with a Weatherby logo. I'd be careful with the bulk boxes, though. 1 of 2 I received was short 4 pieces! </p><p></p><p>A high-end wooden-stocked .25-06 will be a custom proposition unless you find one in a Sako or want to spend the money for a Blaser or a Cooper. Whichever you get, you need to make sure the barrel is AT LEAST 26"! You aren't going to be able to get the full benefit of the cartridges if you don't. They require very slow powders, as you demonstrated you were aware of. The extra couple of inches will give you enough bang for your buck that they will be worth it. Never understood why companies introduce great new cartridges and then handicap them with short barrel length and slow twist rates. BTW: 1:9 twist is the best way to go, but you won't find it on any .25 caliber production rifle. You probably won't absolutely require it with the bullets you listed in the .257 Wby for sure, and maybe even the .25-06 at elevations where antelopes will be found, but the 115gr pointy bullets sure do love a 9 twist down here at sea level in the '06. I think you'll need an 8 twist if you want to shoot Black Jack's, but that would probably disintegrate everything lighter in the 257. Don't know if Black Jack's are good for hunting or just long range target shooting. </p><p></p><p>Sounds like the best way to go for you without waiting a year or more on a custom gun to be built, is the Mark V Deluxe or Mark V Lazermark in 257 Wby.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE=".300 Dakota, post: 2191449, member: 106514"] With the criteria you laid out and naming the components, you don't have much choice but to go with the 257 Wby. Sounds like a job for the Mark V Deluxe or Mark V Lazermark. Norma brass and both those bullets are going to be tough to come by when you need to reorder if you go with the .25-06. I'm sure you are aware that Weatherby brass IS Norma brass, so that gives you a couple more choices, as they have introduced the 50-count bulk pack in 257 Wby with a Weatherby logo. I'd be careful with the bulk boxes, though. 1 of 2 I received was short 4 pieces! A high-end wooden-stocked .25-06 will be a custom proposition unless you find one in a Sako or want to spend the money for a Blaser or a Cooper. Whichever you get, you need to make sure the barrel is AT LEAST 26"! You aren't going to be able to get the full benefit of the cartridges if you don't. They require very slow powders, as you demonstrated you were aware of. The extra couple of inches will give you enough bang for your buck that they will be worth it. Never understood why companies introduce great new cartridges and then handicap them with short barrel length and slow twist rates. BTW: 1:9 twist is the best way to go, but you won't find it on any .25 caliber production rifle. You probably won't absolutely require it with the bullets you listed in the .257 Wby for sure, and maybe even the .25-06 at elevations where antelopes will be found, but the 115gr pointy bullets sure do love a 9 twist down here at sea level in the '06. I think you'll need an 8 twist if you want to shoot Black Jack's, but that would probably disintegrate everything lighter in the 257. Don't know if Black Jack's are good for hunting or just long range target shooting. Sounds like the best way to go for you without waiting a year or more on a custom gun to be built, is the Mark V Deluxe or Mark V Lazermark in 257 Wby. [/QUOTE]
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