260Remguy:
I think you're wrong about one thing. There was probably enough info from the original post.
"From an "ease of use" perspective, I guess that I'd rather have a 25-06. From a "cool" perspective, I guess that I'd rather have a 257AI."
Sounds about dead-on. Nobody wants to tell their friends they are out hunting with a downloaded 25-06 cartridge, but they can crow about a 257 AI.
Folks yawn when I start talking about downloading my 308 WIN to 300 Savage levels for deer hunting out of a treestand. However, if I started yacking about getting a 30-30 to run at 300 Savage levels, folks would wake up and listen.
Thanks all for the input. I thought I was missing something.