RE: Newbie ..... be gentle..... a few questions
 

The 4895 makes a little more sense for the .308. There are quite a few powders that will work in your .25-06. I've used imr-4350,h1000,and ramshot magnum. They all worked well but the 4350 did give up a little velocity with 120gr bullets. If I didn't have such a big stash of .257 bullets I think I would start with the barnes triple shock 100gr bt. It seems like it might be the perfect bullet for the .25-06.

RE: Newbie ..... be gentle..... a few questions
 

I like the Hornady 117 gr interloks in my 257 Rob., I load I4350 with WLR primers and H380 with FED LRM primers. For the 25-06 I would load the 115-120 gr bullets for deer and the 75 gr for varmint. The Hornady 75gr HP with H380 puts five shots into a dime at 100 yds. I don't really think there are any bad hunting bullets anymore. Nosler's are very consistant but so are Hornady and Sierra at half the price and double the product.

RE: Newbie ..... be gentle..... a few questions
 

If kept dry, they should be quite OK. I have some I bought in the mid-80's, kept in ziplock freezer bags, and they still work as planned. I have fired G.I. .45 ACP Ball ammo headstamped " '17" (1917), and it worked O.K.!!

I would not tumble bullets. I'd shoot them tarnished! handsome is as handsome does!!

Graf's. They ship a lot of stuff prepaid!