My plan for my "hunter" build is a 700 LA with a 22" #3 contour, chambered in '06. Pair that with a manners EH stock, bedded, bdl BM, and Talley one pieces, factory 40X tuned, and the leupold VX-6 2-12.
Also maybe (read:if funds/time allows) spin up a .338 barrel chambered in 338-06 to sling heavier bullets for say a moose hunt. Not a 338Winmag but very effective within 2-300 yds, which is where i keep it for big game. Lots of new stuff, but the '06 works very well and even without the 338 barrel will take care of anything i will be hunting with good shot placement and proper bullet selection. As i just read somewhere else over the weekend, when did you go somewhere that didnt carry '06 ammo in case yours was lost or, "gasp" you forgot it? Most places that are hunting destinations even carry premium ammo with better bullets from what i have seen. I know, maybe not in the last year, but as an over all perspective.
I am just an old peckerwood that likes to keep things simple. I like the new stuff for long range and matches, just think the '06 works plenty fine as a hunting cartridge. Of course a lightweight .308 can do it too, just look in my freezer....