Quote Originally Posted by ray1970 View Post
I'm already rethinking the 260 though. Not only would I have the investment of the rifle, optics, etc. but I'd also have to round up dies and components to load for it as well. The 223/5.56 guns make more since because I already have everything I need to get loading right away.
A 223 bolt gun is cool (I have a Bighorn Action 223 Ackley/300 Whisper switch barrel) and very fun to shoot, but past a few hundred yards the low BC of the 75 and 80 gn bullets start to suck.

A 6mm or 6.5 mm something is much more enjoyable to shoot, low recoil with high BC bullets.