I've been around a passel of 6.5/06 barrels from 23"-26".
Personally I found the round a bit easy to have pressure issues rather quickly. Especially when it gets a bit warm out, or the barrel gets heated and if one's running 140's (out of the shorter tubes 23-24) over 2900.
From my time with the round, with barrels which I'm willing to carry (23") 2850 with a 140 is pretty much top end. No go longer say 25-26" and one can get to 3K. But, I choose not to carry a rig much more than 23" for the most part anymore.
Good round, easy to form cases, but by my way of thinking and from a practical side of me (which rarely comes out) I feel that a 25/06 or .270 will do pretty much the same thing. Especially if ones doing the sub 500 yd range thing. Which if people are honest most all are pretty much doing that.
Dober
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