RE: hunting caliber
Good buddy of mine, H.J., has an older Styer chambered for 25.06 Rem. I hand load for him using 120 gr. Nosler Partitions at about 2900 fps. This has proven to be a fine set-up for white tail deer and did a fine job on our two trips to Montana hunting mulies. He was 2 for 2 ... 1 at about 145 yards and 1 at about 300 yards. If you do not hand-load, no problem. There are several choicesof great factory ammo out there.I would stay 100 gr. or better for deer.