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.257 Wby --> .25-06 AI
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<blockquote data-quote="Nomosendero" data-source="post: 461023" data-attributes="member: 3622"><p>To each his own, but the 25-06AI has worked well for me. I have a Senero with the 26" tube, Kirby Allen did the work, along with a skim bed, trueing the receiver, sako ext, etc. </p><p></p><p>Mr. Ackley was very intelligent & we owe him alot, but what he said about the 25-06 simply is not valid today, along with the 6.5-06AI & a couple of others. We all know why, RL25, IMR7828,</p><p>Retumbo & many other powders were not avail. then & has changed the level of usefullness for certain rounds dramatically & the 257 Wea. is another good example.</p><p></p><p>I think the Roberts AI is fine, but if a younger shooter does not allready have a Roberts or the brass, I would never advise them to get one. Why go that route with the factory 257Rob ammo being very hard to find in some areas & thus hard to use to fireform or load new brass (you must order), only to wind up with a load that nearly matches (but not quite) a 25-06 handload.</p><p>If you want a smaller, shorter 22" tube deal I guess it could be a Rob, but I use other cal. for woods rifles & think of 25's a windy day?larg Var. rifle & a preferred tool for Antelope/Mule Deer & some Whitetail situations.</p><p></p><p>There are for me at least some advantages of the 25-06AI over the Wea. Like BW83 said, you aren't going to match 257wea. potential with the 25-06AI, but I saw that getting a velocity halfway between the 25-06 & FACTORY 257wea. loads was a good place to be for me at least. </p><p>The spread of 257wea. & safe, book handloads for the 25-06 is roughly 250fps, I easily get in the middle & a wee bit closer to Wea. fact, in fact, all with good brass & able to shoot fast 25-06 & a match chamber. I am pleased.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nomosendero, post: 461023, member: 3622"] To each his own, but the 25-06AI has worked well for me. I have a Senero with the 26" tube, Kirby Allen did the work, along with a skim bed, trueing the receiver, sako ext, etc. Mr. Ackley was very intelligent & we owe him alot, but what he said about the 25-06 simply is not valid today, along with the 6.5-06AI & a couple of others. We all know why, RL25, IMR7828, Retumbo & many other powders were not avail. then & has changed the level of usefullness for certain rounds dramatically & the 257 Wea. is another good example. I think the Roberts AI is fine, but if a younger shooter does not allready have a Roberts or the brass, I would never advise them to get one. Why go that route with the factory 257Rob ammo being very hard to find in some areas & thus hard to use to fireform or load new brass (you must order), only to wind up with a load that nearly matches (but not quite) a 25-06 handload. If you want a smaller, shorter 22" tube deal I guess it could be a Rob, but I use other cal. for woods rifles & think of 25's a windy day?larg Var. rifle & a preferred tool for Antelope/Mule Deer & some Whitetail situations. There are for me at least some advantages of the 25-06AI over the Wea. Like BW83 said, you aren't going to match 257wea. potential with the 25-06AI, but I saw that getting a velocity halfway between the 25-06 & FACTORY 257wea. loads was a good place to be for me at least. The spread of 257wea. & safe, book handloads for the 25-06 is roughly 250fps, I easily get in the middle & a wee bit closer to Wea. fact, in fact, all with good brass & able to shoot fast 25-06 & a match chamber. I am pleased. [/QUOTE]
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