Gotta love the old 06! My biggest question would be, "What distance hunting?" If most of your hunting shots are going to be out beyond 100m, then I wouldn't be too concerned about having a variable power scope with 6X on the bottom end. If you're going to hunt at shorter ranges you're going to want a lowering magnification.

When I do most of my shooting, even at long ranges, I almost never push the magnification beyond 20X. I would take some 4-16 and 6-24 power scopes to a 1000m range to see which one you like.