I have been shooting a custom 6-06 for a while. 25” Bartlein 1:9. I set it up to shoot 105 Berger’s and the 1:9 handles those great. I had thought 1:8 but my gunsmith had built a lot and recommended the 1:9.

My wife has started hunting with this a bunch and kills stuff near and far.

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I switched this past year to the 95 LRX for a bit less meat damage and better exits. Probably sticking with that for a while.

I don’t know how much more I will personally hunt with it as I am losing interest in long range shooting but is nice to have a light recoiling and accurate rifle that most people can shoot well.