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

Originally Posted by gilly

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

Fucks sake! killed any animals out to any decent ranges with the Prohunters yet? , maybe you should. Numbers say this, numbers say that, must believe only the numbers, not practical experience. If I can kill stone dead on the spot Tahr at 400yd with 117 Ph and account for wind doing it, so can you and deer are a damn sight easier to flatten than Tahr. If you really must have numbers that help you believe you can kill an animal out at and past 300, switch to the 115 Berger, outstanding killing bullet that just sacks them, or go hard pill like @Moa Hunter and his 110 AB, works for him and he knows the cartridge well, as do I. Save your money and the faffing about, just bloody shoot it.

Yesterday I killed a Fallow spiker at 295 with an 85 gn Sierra Sp and a porker 3 minutes later with the same pill at the same range, out of a 20" barrel .243, check the ballistics and compare against your 2506, you might decide to trust it and use it.