New gun - Eventually a 25 SST?
Hey guys, a while back I made a thread asking for advice about a first time hunting rifle that I wanted to be a jack of all trades but still be relatively easy on the recoil. There were a lot of great suggestions with the 25-06 and 7mm-08 being a couple of the more common suggestions.
After doing a ton of reading on the subject I had kinda settled on a 25-06 despite understanding that the biggest draw back for this cartridge was the lack of heavy for caliber bullets that limited some of its potential, particularly on elk sized game.
Now I’m reading about the Blackjack 131 gr and 128gr Hammer Hunter bullets which have the potential to change that.
As these rounds are made for short actions and require a 7 or 8” twist I’m curious if it would be possible to buy a Tikka in 25-06 and down the road rebarrel/chamber it for 25sst. Or would it be better to simply rebarrel it to accommodate the heavier bullets when the opportunity presents itself?
I’m new to all of this so any input would be appreciated!
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