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6.5mm - 25cal = .007"
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<blockquote data-quote="majog" data-source="post: 3072888" data-attributes="member: 40808"><p>I have read all the posts on this one and had to grin from ear to ear reading some of the comments, so I figured what the heck, I would give my 2 cents too. I own a custom 257AI built on a WWII Mauser action, a custom AR variant of a 6.5 Creed, and an off the shelf 260 Rem carbine. All 3 shoot sub-minute of angle and at 100 yds less than a 1/4" groups. I bought the 257AI for hunting in Europe and small Tx Hill Country deer as a good friend had a 257AI Winchester Featherweight that was both deadly and very accurate. Between the 3 guns I have killed well over a hundred wild pigs (many at night), dozens of Roe Deer, and other critters. I like the right tool for the job so any bigger game I use one of my 7mm or 300s. Anything past 600 yds the same thing. I feel that if we are going to hunt we owe the critters one shot clean kills. With the exception of hunting in Africa I have seldom had any critter go far after being hit. So where am I going with this? To me all 3 calibers are very similar in both recoil and terminal performance. I prefer my 257AI because I have a sentimental attachment to it and have experienced amazing hits. I hit one Roe deer quartered away from me going into a rib. He dropped on the spot and was literally field dressed due to the broken rib slicing his belly open and no single organ still in tact. At up to 600yd I don't see any real performance or accuracy differences between the 257 vs the other 2 guns. That having been said, I have switched over the Remington 260 over the other 2. The main reason is as I get older I like carrying the lightweight rifle over distances. Also it is a relatively cheap gun (compared to my customs) so I don't mind the abuse it gets in the field nearly as much. It is also easier to bring up on the fly if I need to get off a fast shot. In summation, I think all 3 are similar and will get the done. As seen in this post, you can argue one over the other and go back and forth but in the end unless you are getting down to true ballistic technical data all 3 are close and will get the job done so go buy all 3 like I did and pick your favorite, LOL.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="majog, post: 3072888, member: 40808"] I have read all the posts on this one and had to grin from ear to ear reading some of the comments, so I figured what the heck, I would give my 2 cents too. I own a custom 257AI built on a WWII Mauser action, a custom AR variant of a 6.5 Creed, and an off the shelf 260 Rem carbine. All 3 shoot sub-minute of angle and at 100 yds less than a 1/4" groups. I bought the 257AI for hunting in Europe and small Tx Hill Country deer as a good friend had a 257AI Winchester Featherweight that was both deadly and very accurate. Between the 3 guns I have killed well over a hundred wild pigs (many at night), dozens of Roe Deer, and other critters. I like the right tool for the job so any bigger game I use one of my 7mm or 300s. Anything past 600 yds the same thing. I feel that if we are going to hunt we owe the critters one shot clean kills. With the exception of hunting in Africa I have seldom had any critter go far after being hit. So where am I going with this? To me all 3 calibers are very similar in both recoil and terminal performance. I prefer my 257AI because I have a sentimental attachment to it and have experienced amazing hits. I hit one Roe deer quartered away from me going into a rib. He dropped on the spot and was literally field dressed due to the broken rib slicing his belly open and no single organ still in tact. At up to 600yd I don't see any real performance or accuracy differences between the 257 vs the other 2 guns. That having been said, I have switched over the Remington 260 over the other 2. The main reason is as I get older I like carrying the lightweight rifle over distances. Also it is a relatively cheap gun (compared to my customs) so I don't mind the abuse it gets in the field nearly as much. It is also easier to bring up on the fly if I need to get off a fast shot. In summation, I think all 3 are similar and will get the done. As seen in this post, you can argue one over the other and go back and forth but in the end unless you are getting down to true ballistic technical data all 3 are close and will get the job done so go buy all 3 like I did and pick your favorite, LOL. [/QUOTE]
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