My experience with a 25-06 is so thin you could read a newspaper through it. I found a Ruger #1 at a gun show that looked a bit rough. Basically I was interested in the barreled action with the plan of having the barrel rebored and chambered to 35 Whelen. Having never shot a 25-06, I bought a box of ammo with 100 gr. bullets. Don't even remember what brand but the ugly duckling shot very tight groups some less than half inch. Guess I shouldn't have shot the donor. About 6 month later I found two more Ruger #1s, another 25-06 and a 7MM Rem. Mag., both with very very nice wood. I managed to get both for a decent price and again bought some ammo and dies to reload for both, Well the purty one does not shoot worth spit and the 7 Mag. is useable but only fair. 1.25" to 1.75". I just copied accuracy loads from the Sierra manual but neither rifles liked the load. They've been sitting in the safe ever since.Oh well.
PJ
