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<blockquote data-quote="RT2506" data-source="post: 828687" data-attributes="member: 10178"><p>I don't think Remington makes the Sendero in 25-06 any more. But I have a rifle that I had built before Remington even started making the Sendero. It is a 25-06 and has a Remington action with a Shilen #6 stainless barrel 26" long with a 10 twist and it will do anything in the game field you want to do. The 26" barrel will get about all you can get out of the powder capacity of the case. If you want more velocity from a 25 cal. go to the 257 Weatherby. It all depends on what you want to do with your rifle. If it is deer size game hunting you need to take into account down range bullet performance and velocity drop off. I am a died in the wool 25-06 shooter but a man has to know his and his rifles limitations. Even though I have put shots on deer between 500 and 600 yards using 117 gr Sierra bullets leaving the muzzle @ 3100 fps I now limit my shots to 500 yards because beyond 550 yards velocity has dropped off below what I want for really good bullet performance. If I am going to hunt in a bean field where I expect to have a shot longer than 500 yards I take my 264 Win mag.</p><p>If you are long range varminting that is a different ball game. The 25-06 has a lot on the average 6mms. You can stretch the yardage out and it is quite a bit better in the wind. </p><p>If you are going to be target shooting for long range forget the 25-06 and go with something in the .264 like the 6.5-284 because there are many more better target bullets for the 6.5 and those long bullets just fly really well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RT2506, post: 828687, member: 10178"] I don't think Remington makes the Sendero in 25-06 any more. But I have a rifle that I had built before Remington even started making the Sendero. It is a 25-06 and has a Remington action with a Shilen #6 stainless barrel 26" long with a 10 twist and it will do anything in the game field you want to do. The 26" barrel will get about all you can get out of the powder capacity of the case. If you want more velocity from a 25 cal. go to the 257 Weatherby. It all depends on what you want to do with your rifle. If it is deer size game hunting you need to take into account down range bullet performance and velocity drop off. I am a died in the wool 25-06 shooter but a man has to know his and his rifles limitations. Even though I have put shots on deer between 500 and 600 yards using 117 gr Sierra bullets leaving the muzzle @ 3100 fps I now limit my shots to 500 yards because beyond 550 yards velocity has dropped off below what I want for really good bullet performance. If I am going to hunt in a bean field where I expect to have a shot longer than 500 yards I take my 264 Win mag. If you are long range varminting that is a different ball game. The 25-06 has a lot on the average 6mms. You can stretch the yardage out and it is quite a bit better in the wind. If you are going to be target shooting for long range forget the 25-06 and go with something in the .264 like the 6.5-284 because there are many more better target bullets for the 6.5 and those long bullets just fly really well. [/QUOTE]
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