I love mine!!
I've got two of them, a 25-06 wal/blu, and a 260 Rem All Weather/SS. And yes, I even LOVE the "boat paddle stock". My son has claimed the 260 Rem as his own, which facillitated my 25-06 acquisition.
That was quite a bargain by the way. I bought it from a coworker a few years back, who was in need of money. In addition to the Ruger was dies, brass and bullets (approx $100 worth) for the 25-06 and a Savage 10FP 223 that was a tackdriver. All for $600. I grew tired of lugging the 10FP around ans sold it for $250. A few weeks ago I tracked down the date of mfr through the serial # and figured out he had only had the 25-06 a little over a year at most.
Dave
AKA rifleman