I had a .25-06, traded it some years ago.
I make .240 brass out of new W/W .25-06 cases. New, because fired brass is just too hard to form, new brass hard enough. Some say W/W brass is harder than Wby/Norma, so those W/W primer pockets should last longer.
Forming .240 cases requires a CH4D die and Imperial Die Wax plus some muscle power, even in a big compound press like the Redding Boss II.
I had traded for an HS. Precision SPL in .240. Sold the ugly 42 oz H.S. stock, dropped it in a 26 oz. McM Hunter's Edge. Big difference.
If building from scratch, I'd consider an 8 twist 6-06 over a .240 Wby. Less trouble forming brass and slightly more case capacity. If I was using a SA, vs. a LA, I'd probably go with a 6 CM. Never handled one, but those who have them speak highly of them...
I thought I was out of the .25 cal. business, then traded for a Brux barreled .257R in a LA 700. I really like it; it's a keeper.
Probably no "cure" for the Loony, "Support groups" like this are nothing but a pack of enablers...
DF
