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				Originally posted by razmuz  
I love the 6.5X55 and have two of them.  For elk & deer you need nothing larger.  However, if I were buying today I'd get the Rem. 260.  Why?, because of the shorter cartridge length. 
			
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      Errrrrrrr having a cartridge shorter by 0.197" is going to help how? 
 
    Sorry but I cannot understand the hype with short actions and short cartridges 

  just how long does it take to move a bolt 5mm (0.197") Heck if short actiosn was the be all and end all then the Ruger No1 and other falling/dropping block actions would rule. Failing that you need to look closely at the old Mauser Model 66 which was designed by Walter Gehmann and has a telesopic bolt.