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Son wants a long range high speed rig Which cartridge?
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<blockquote data-quote="Frog4aday" data-source="post: 1719019" data-attributes="member: 9308"><p>If you really are interested in the 'long range' stuff, then I'd go with a 1:7.5 twist so you can fire some of the 'heavy-for-caliber' bullets (EXAMPLE: 131 grain BlackJack; about 0.66 G1 BC or 0.33 G7 BC). You could still fire 'normal' weight bullets for hunting, varmints, etc. assuming you don't go down too far in weight.</p><p></p><p>As for barrel length, I would go 26" on the .25-06 Rem to maximize it's velocity and minimize muzzle blast for your son, while still being portable/manageable enough. It'll help with recoil, too.</p><p></p><p>The .25-06 just amazes me with it's performance-to-kick ratio. If you didn't tell a person what they were shooting, the on-game performance would have them 'convinced' they shot some heavy/fast magnum. It just cranks out the speed and smacks game hard, all without beating the crud out of you. I like that. If I was 13 y/o, I'd REALLY like that!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frog4aday, post: 1719019, member: 9308"] If you really are interested in the 'long range' stuff, then I'd go with a 1:7.5 twist so you can fire some of the 'heavy-for-caliber' bullets (EXAMPLE: 131 grain BlackJack; about 0.66 G1 BC or 0.33 G7 BC). You could still fire 'normal' weight bullets for hunting, varmints, etc. assuming you don't go down too far in weight. As for barrel length, I would go 26" on the .25-06 Rem to maximize it's velocity and minimize muzzle blast for your son, while still being portable/manageable enough. It'll help with recoil, too. The .25-06 just amazes me with it's performance-to-kick ratio. If you didn't tell a person what they were shooting, the on-game performance would have them 'convinced' they shot some heavy/fast magnum. It just cranks out the speed and smacks game hard, all without beating the crud out of you. I like that. If I was 13 y/o, I'd REALLY like that! [/QUOTE]
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