Steve, I love my 25-06 as well, a win 70 with a shilen douglas stainless barrel at 24". originally, I shot 120 partitions, switched to 115 partitions and recently bought a box of 117 hornady sst as my powder scale was wacking out on me. shout a nice deer with the 117 sst last weekend (that's a different story). I have never been disappointed in the 25-06 and it is a real joy to shoot. I have used the 100 gr hornady in the 240 weatherby and it is an excellent bullet. as much as I like the 240, it is so similar to the 25-06 that it is a bit redundant. have you ever tried the 120 hornady hp?