Hi All,
Well I have yet to see the real life advantages of the Short action in a bolt action hunting rifle
the bolt throw is "How much shorter"? and how long does it take to move the bot that far?
The 260 operates at higher pressure than the 6.5x55 but if you want to use the heavier bullets the bullet intrudes into the powder space so the advantage
is lost. same for the 7-08 it uses higher pressure to get to where the original is.
So even the cartridge's home is dropping the 260, cannot say I am surprised, see lots of 6.5x55 Swedish chambered rifles but have never come across the 260 yet. Yeah that's right I have never seen a rifle chambered in 260 Remington to my Knowledge.
Actually I can say the same for the 7-08 although I do know someone who now has a 7-08, in fact two, as they had their old Mannlicher GK's originally in 7x64 re-barreled by Walther to 7-08 after accuracy went south. have not seen the rifles yet but hope to do so before long.
As for American ammo being down loaded, we don't have that problem here as in Europe the manufacturers expect the buyer to know what they are buying and to get the correct ammo for their rifles, same goes for 7x57 and 8x57. I have some RWS 173 grain H-Mantle factory ammo and there is no way I will shoot it through my original DWM M93 Mauser. Common sense says don't do it
as the RWS ammo is a hot load and wicked on Deer.