Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles .243 ~ 25-06 ~ 6.5 CM ~ 6.5 x 55 ~ 7mm08

For factory ammo the better question may be “which Creed?”

I Do reflect on the SS M70 Fwt and K1-A I sold - nice figured walnut. Both Swedes.

For most a simple 223, 243, 270 or 308 would do.

For Loonies choose your poison.

Hunters - Align your POA/POI with Vitals and have a sharp knife ready.
All else is moot when that’s done.

Always had a hankering for a 257/3K or AI version.

Yet the one 25-06 I had was sold. Accurate. Soft recoil. 1-B in nice walnut. Just rather a 6 or 6.5mm

Sold my 25-06, my 6.5 and my 7mm-08.

Kept my .243 for all around gun, for biigger game I have a 30-06 and even bigger game would be my 25 Whelen.

6.5x55 because it’s cool.

When my bolt rifles consisted only of a .22-250 and 7mm RM, my intent was to fill the 'gap' with a .25-06. Happily, and serendipitously, I ended up with a .257 Roberts instead. It quickly became my favorite rifle. That was 14 years ago and it is still my favorite. Nine years ago I decided to build a "long range" rifle and went with 6.5-06AI. My daughters love to shoot it because with the heavy barrel it is pretty low recoil. These days I also have a .243 Win, and .280 Rem filling the 'gap'.

These days I would start with a 6.5 CM to fill the 'gap'.