I have my old 25-06 at a gunsmith getting rebuilt with a new barrel: 26in 7 twist, and the chamber will be Ackley Improved. This will be a dedicated long range open country deer/antelope rifle.
Help me understand what I need in throat length to shoot longer/heavier bullets, specifically Hammers. As a bonus Im open to bullet discussion but Im fairly biased on either the 117g Absolute or the 127g HHT.
My questions:
My understanding is the longer/heavier bullets need a longer throat, is that true?
If so, does a longer throat mean too much jump for the shorter/lighter bullets that are on the other end of the spectrum? Note: Im not a varmint hunter, so I dont think I will ever see using this rifle for say prairie dogs etc. That said, Im curious what the lighter limitation would be if I had the rifle throated longer for the heavies, I dont think Id be interested in shooting any lighter than a 90g projectile (if I even wanted to experiment with lighter projectiles) Id probably stick closer to 100g at the lighter end.
Help me understand what I need in throat length to shoot longer/heavier bullets, specifically Hammers. As a bonus Im open to bullet discussion but Im fairly biased on either the 117g Absolute or the 127g HHT.
My questions:
My understanding is the longer/heavier bullets need a longer throat, is that true?
If so, does a longer throat mean too much jump for the shorter/lighter bullets that are on the other end of the spectrum? Note: Im not a varmint hunter, so I dont think I will ever see using this rifle for say prairie dogs etc. That said, Im curious what the lighter limitation would be if I had the rifle throated longer for the heavies, I dont think Id be interested in shooting any lighter than a 90g projectile (if I even wanted to experiment with lighter projectiles) Id probably stick closer to 100g at the lighter end.
