[Bartkowski]

What do you think that the (hunting accurate) barrel life of a 25-06 is?

[IndianaBoy]

At least 6 0r 7 thousand rounds. Probably more than double that, for hunting accuracy.


All that hype about shooting the throats out of rifles is partly built on the poorer metallurgy of a bygone era.

Yes, the 25-06 will wear out a barrel faster than a 250 Savage. Will most people be able to ascertain this? No.

[Bartkowski]

When I say hunting accuracy I mean near 4" groups at 100 yards. And I hear that a .243 win. is accurate out to 2000 rounds so I was figuring around 3500 for 25-05 hunting accuracy. Has anyone shot out a barrel for their 25-06 and if so how many rounds did you put through it?

Thank you for posting.

[Zak Smith]

Well, it'll be shorter than 6.5-06, which should be similar to 6.5-284 based on case capacity. 1000-yard benchrest shooters get 800-1200 rounds out of 6.5-284 barrels for best accuracy.

[TnShooter83]

I'd guess since Target grade accuracy is it 1500-2000 rounds
according to 2 articles I've read on the 25-06.

For hunting, I'd guess 3500-4500 should still get you on game depending on what bullet you use, and FPS.