Thread: Lower than expected velocities

I had a Sako Finnlight in 2506, it worked very well, but i also, found it slower than book speeds by 200 fps, I feel the 2506 really needs, a bit longer barrel than 22" to get full performance, I hove a couple friends with them with 25" barrels, they seam to get much better speeds with same loads,
Never the less, even with a bit slower speed, than book, a 120gr soft point at 2900 or 110gr at 3050 or so if a very fine killer of cloven hoofed game.
I found all Factory non premium 2506, slower than expected, I ended up handloading, settling on 110 AB, and 120 gr Hornady. Now days i would have up the charge a bit to get more speed, as long as accuracy didn't worsen, back in my 2506 days, I was pretty green to hand loading.
The only other rifle caliber's, I have owned, that had so many straight down, on the spot, kills in a row, is a 270 win with 110gr and a .264 win with 130gr, the 270 is long gone, and the 264 hasn't been out for ages.
Like many, I've swing back to more moderate calibers, and loads, no longer need the fastest and flattest, A change bought about by better optics and distance measures,