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I shoot a 25 Souper. I had it built by Hill Country Rifle in New Braunfels, TX, after reading an article on the cartridge written by Rocky Raab in an old Reloader's Bible. (Google him and you will find the article).
The rifle is built on a hand-honed Rem 700 BDL action (I bought a slightly used youth model .308 and discarded everything except the action). Dan Lilja made a 23", #6 contour fluted barrel...a 3 groove, 1:10 twist stainless. The stock is by McMillian, and the trigger is a Timney set at 2.5 lbs. Optics are a Zeiss 4.5-14 mounted with Conetrol rings and bases. The barrel, action, rings and bases are finished in black teflon.
Uning 75 gr Hornady V-Max bullets, I can get 3 shot groups that look like a slightly enlarged single hole at 200 yards. And with a Sierra 120 gr boat-tail hollow point Game King, accuracy at 400 yards is about 1.3 ".
There is no recoil with the 75 gr rounds, so the impact can be observed through the scope. There is a slight jump with 100-120 gr loads, bu not really any different from a .243.
To sum it up, this is, hands down, the most accurate rifle I have ever owned, and by far the sweetest to shoot. Other than having to search for dies (RCBS makes them but you will wait for them) and finally finding them reasonably priced at CH4D (and in stock to boot), the whole experience has been a real pleasure.
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