Just to throw wood on the fire here....25-06 is a very capable, flatter shooting opponent for the 6.5CM if one prefers speeders in long actions and big brass with more powder.
Outside of the CM being a better performer in crosswind the 257 bullet performs very closely. Unfortunately no manufacturer I know of is turning out long heavy for caliber high bc bullets to boost the 257's performance. This is where the 6.5 CM excels.
Out to very close to 500 yds, pretty much a max hunting range anyways, the old 25 Niedner is right with the 6.5 outside of under 100 fps of energy.
Aannddd there's always the ability to say you're shooting a cartridge older than the good old 270 if you're into such things.
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