RE: Need .25-06 ammo recommendations
Find what works well in your rifle. The 117 grain Hornady custom works best in my rifle and shoots groups of about 1.25", sometimes better. Other loads shoot more poorly in my rifle. As I understand it, this is a tuning issue -- that is, every rifle will likely respond differently to the same load as each rifle has different resonant mechanical frequency.
The .25-06 is a great cartridge for deer and pronghorn.