Thread: 25/06 to 6.5/06 What Barrel?

Hi Team. I bought a Sako 75 in 25/06 off Trade Me and thanks to some great fellas on the forum have worked up an awesome load for it, accurate and hard hitting.

It’s a lovely rifle but the caliber has some limitations eg in wind and I’m limited to about 300yards in terms of taking shots.

I want to keep the rifle and am thinking about rebarrelling to a 6.5/06. I was under the understanding that you could have a 6.5 barrel fitted and then develop your loads accordingly after sorting brass etc. However some barrel manufacturers list both 6.5 and 6.5/06 barrels for sale.

My question is which barrel do I purchase, are there any differences or are they one in the same?

Cheers

Gilly