I understand the logic so certainly won't denigrate it, but built a .25/06 with match grade 26" #5 SS fluted barrel with the standard 10" twist and an additional .020" throat added and have never seen it lack anything I can hunt with a .257.
I liked and still have 100gn Hornady SP, 100gn Barnes TTSX and 120 Nosler Partitions with a sprinkling of Hornady 117gn SPBT's. They all shoot exceptionally well. The 100gn Partition is no slouch either. While these bullets don't have the high BC's some people seek, they sure don't fail because of that as hunting bullets.
It's just a great cartridge for the majority of game we have.
