A good read!
My 25-06 seems to bowl over anything I put in front of it. Haven't stretched it's legs beyond 250m as I tend to get closer where possible. Smacked another deer over the weekend. Bang flop. Playing with handloads and currently have got it grouping .6 of an inch so far. Still trialling seating depths.
I like the v8 analogy someone said earlier...yes it uses a bit of fuel but that just adds to the overall experience!
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