My opinion of the 25.06 is that it' s a great caliber. I like it so much that i have two of them

It' s a flat shooter with low recoil that hits hard. I' ve probably killed more deer with a 30.06 than anything but i started using the 25.06 several years ago and fell in love with it and now a days for deer hunting the 25.06 is all i use.