Most folk just don't plain understand Weatherby fans. You'll get lots of "expensive brass" "hard to find" "so much powder/recoil/blast/cost for so little gain". And for the most part, they'll never get "it". Those that have, shoot, and love the Bee's, get "it".
Go for it. You already have a 257, the 25-06 is the less pretty little sister. Yea she works and functions the same, but just doesn't have that something extra of her big sis.
Contemplating doing a similar build, but my plan is to go with Broughton 5C barrel
