smokepole,
Don't feel too bad about the 125 Partitions shooting just as well as the Bergers. When I was working up loads for my 6.5-06 I tried a BUNCH of different bullets and powders, and the second-most accurate load turned out to be 140 Nosler Partitions with the same load of H1000 as with 140 VLD's.
Nice goats, Dirtfarmer!