Never heard of such a claim. I rebarreled my 25-06 with an old Savage varmint barrel 26" and it is one of the best rifles I have. Shot the 117 for about three years no issues with deer killed farthest at 175. I switched to 115 partition because of so many close shots the 117s were blowing up on deer destroying a lot of meat. I also had a varmint 25-06AI savage barrel for a bit no issues. Unsure what twist my barrels are.
Bookmarks