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Jim Watson · June 30, 2021, 08:16 AM

Best for what?
A .25-06 is no doubt a good hunting round but more than you need for target shooting.
There was a speaker at the NRA convention one year who had shot everything that walks, crawls, or flies with a .257 Weatherby, all with 87 gr bullet near 4000 fps, under the "velocity kills" theory.

In their heyday, there were people who said a .250 Savage was more accurate than a .257 Roberts, assuming you had one of the few .250 bolt actions. I doubt there would be any difference with current bullets and a closely chambered .257, though.

You could have a wildcat with common brass, the .25 Souper aka .25 - .308.

June 30, 2021, 08:16 AM	#24
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,543	Best for what? A .25-06 is no doubt a good hunting round but more than you need for target shooting. There was a speaker at the NRA convention one year who had shot everything that walks, crawls, or flies with a .257 Weatherby, all with 87 gr bullet near 4000 fps, under the "velocity kills" theory. In their heyday, there were people who said a .250 Savage was more accurate than a .257 Roberts, assuming you had one of the few .250 bolt actions. I doubt there would be any difference with current bullets and a closely chambered .257, though. You could have a wildcat with common brass, the .25 Souper aka .25 - .308.