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X-bolt eclipse hunter 25-06 or 6.5 Creedmoor
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<blockquote data-quote="imartin" data-source="post: 1459159" data-attributes="member: 106328"><p>I guess it depends on the ranges you plan to hunt and the type of bullet you would like to shoot. I'm a huge 25-06 fan, but the whitetail that have met mine have not been. But with a factory tube that has 1:10T rate, you aren't going to find a single bullet that comes anywhere close, as far as BC is concerned, to what you can run in a 6.5CM 1:8T barrel. I guess be honest with yourself about what you are primarily going to use the rifle for and ideally what you would like it to do with it. Then run the numbers to find out what is going to meet your needs. If it's going to primarily be a 300-400 yard antelope or deer rifle, can't beat the 25-06 IMO. But if you want to primarily practice at ranges 600+ and occasionally shoot a critter with it, the 6.5CM might be the better way to go. Just the way I look at things like that. Two very different cartridges, imo, and I love my 25-06, it is one of those rifles I will never get rid of. Good luck, choosing between cartridges is a fun "problem" to have. Keep us posted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="imartin, post: 1459159, member: 106328"] I guess it depends on the ranges you plan to hunt and the type of bullet you would like to shoot. I'm a huge 25-06 fan, but the whitetail that have met mine have not been. But with a factory tube that has 1:10T rate, you aren't going to find a single bullet that comes anywhere close, as far as BC is concerned, to what you can run in a 6.5CM 1:8T barrel. I guess be honest with yourself about what you are primarily going to use the rifle for and ideally what you would like it to do with it. Then run the numbers to find out what is going to meet your needs. If it's going to primarily be a 300-400 yard antelope or deer rifle, can't beat the 25-06 IMO. But if you want to primarily practice at ranges 600+ and occasionally shoot a critter with it, the 6.5CM might be the better way to go. Just the way I look at things like that. Two very different cartridges, imo, and I love my 25-06, it is one of those rifles I will never get rid of. Good luck, choosing between cartridges is a fun "problem" to have. Keep us posted. [/QUOTE]
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