I want to preface this by saying I'm sure most of these questions/comparisons have been discussed in various threads including the small caliber success threads, but it would be nice for an outsider looking in to not have to read the entirety of those threads to find answers specifically...
Like you I'm also in a variation of a 25. 25-284 21" suppressed going 2950 with the berger 133 eh. Landed there for the same reasons you outlined.
If I'm being totally honesty the gains over a short barreled 6.5 prc and 140s is negligible. But I do like 25s cause they're different. So if a guy...
Tikka 7mm rem.
I wanna put this on my old man's gun so he doesnt miss by a foot high on three different occasions and then blame me. (I zeroed the gun)
I prefer fast and high BC. With larger calibers, that comes at a substantial cost of recoil. My reasons WHY:
-Moderate to low recoil
-Spotting impacts (follow up shots)
-Hit percentage
-Certain bullets = greater wound channels and make smaller calibers sufficient
The biggest driver of this...
Not to mention the use cases I've had for a tripod would have had the sirui handle impacting the legs due to extreme angles. It's just the wrong tool for the job.
You would have to bolt an arca plate on the bottom of that adapter first. Adding weight and bulk.
You can glass and shoot off of ball heads.
You can NOT feasibly shoot off of pan heads. This subject has been brought up many times and anyone who is actually serious about using a tripod for...
I'd pull the factory rail and make sure it's properly bonded using jb weld or another adhesive. After that, any set of pic rings with high torque specs should get you where you need to be. Unknown Munitions would be at the top of my list but there's plenty of good ones. Seekins, NF, and hawkins...
3 does (1 whitetail, 2 mule deer) killed over the last 2 days with my 25-284 using 133 bergers @ 2945fps mv.
Doe 1: 110 yards, high shoulder, instant drop, exit softball sized
Doe 2: 165 yards, bedded in thick brush, headshot, instant drop (obviously), several exits out the back of skull and...
My preferred magnification is 2x/100 yards. So a 16x for 800. I do not always turn them up that high and it is situation dependent. I happen to like the 4-16 range or so most for hunting, but find that 9x or 10x will and does work in most hunting situations even at distance. Ymmv