RE: 125 Grain 30/06 load well suited to deer?
I can't think of any situationi in which you would use a hollow point in an '06 for deer, of any bullet weight. I knew a guy once who shot deer with 120gr hollow point in his 7mm Mag. Sure it killed them but it wasn't a pretty sight.
You're right on. The 150gr is a good choice, as is the 165 or even 180. It's hard to beat 150gr spitzer in an '06. Tell you buddy to save the 125 grs for woodchucks, you would have to have a real hate for deer to shoot them with that.
Daryl