I want a 25-06

My advice would be to consider 24" barrel length as minimum to control velocity loss & muzzle blast. If I were to do it over again I would not purchase that browning A-bolt with a 22" barrel.
 
I was super set on a 25-06 in a Tikka t3 as my "laser beam rifle"... (as opposed to my 45/70 and sks) and the more research that I did I decided on a 6.5x55 instead. The bullet choices in .264 over .257 really got me interested. I can blast 95gr vmax's out pretty fast but do my hunting with 129gr :) I have about 6 boxes of 140 and 160gr bullets around too in case it ever seems like I need to.

If/when I buy a 30'06 based cartridge it will likely be a Whelen. That will fill a gap I have between 6.5x55 and 45/70
 
OP,
I have a Browning A-bolt Stainless Stalker (no boss) 25-06 topped up with a Leupold VXII 3x9x40. I have no issues with barrel length in this rifle. After some experimentation I'm using Federal Premium 115gr Nosler Partitions and getting sub-MOA all the time. For accuracy I find that it doesn't like to be hot and it doesn't like to be really clean. It is a hunting gun but on the range I prefer to wait a few minutes between shots and also give it one pass of a patch after a shot. That procedure really ties the group down tight.

What I really, really like is the 60 degree bolt throw and the heft of the solid stock.:D

Try one out if you can find one, but I think they are "out of print" so to speak.
The same rifle in X-bolt might be close to it but I have no experience there.

Let us know what you do and how it works out.:)
 
A7

Sako A7 (in 25-06 of course). Love mine to pieces. Laser flat and incredibly accurate. Mid range price. Nice trigger. You can get a stainless pkg with a Burris scope if that turns your crank.
 
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On HuntigBC's website today:

For sale SAKO Finnbear .25-06

Click image for larger version Name: 014.jpg Views: 14 Size: 58.1 KB ID: 3884For sale SAKO Finnbear .25-06

1980's model with Leupold 3-9x40 scope, few marks but excellent action and superbly accurate.
$625.00. I'll cover shipping.

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horseman2 said:
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I could probably lie and call it a five shot group but there were four of us shooting the same rifle, a Remington 700V in .25-06 at 200 metres. I thought it was three that I had shot but there are definitely four. The rifle likes the 115 Nosler BT.
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I've posted it previously but my Savage 112BVSS 'likes' the Sierra 117gr SBT. Excuse the home made target.

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