SS - good man. I looked into the 25-06 cartridge and bought an SPS after looking at all the options. The Hawkeye wasn't out yet or I would have looked at that as well.
I had mine squared, lugs lapped, trigger tuned. I also changed out the Rem firing pin for a Callaghan. I just bedded it last weekend in the SPS stock but plans are to put it in a McEdge.
Topped with Talleys and 3-9x40 Leupie it weighs a shade over 7.5 w/o boolits. It is a nice rifle and will balance well although I wouldn't put more than a 3-9x40 on it.
You'll like it.
