Thinking of picking up a new production M700 Mountain rifle in 25-06 and leaving it that way for awhile til the 25-06 funs wears off, then rebarreling it to 6.5-06.
Once rebarrled, the intent is to run 100 to 125 grain Partitions and BTs, and the 129/130 grain accubonds. (for 140 grain bullets and up I will use my M700 in 280 Remington)
I am thinking a #1 contour, 1:9 twist, 24" barrel will keep the weight down, balance right, while giving some extra tube length for velocity. Which is what this experiment is all about - the most V i can get out of the 6.5-06 in a nicely balanced mountain configuration. Thoughts on the how to set this up right?
