I like to shoot my rifles a lot, and also don't like heavy recoil. I therefore prefer the smaller cartridges. Of the .260, 6.5 Creedmoor, and 6.5 x 55, it's hard to pick a bad one. I think the Creedmoor has the edge for two reasons...ability to load vld bullets and still have the neck where you need it, and brass availability.
If you want real reach out and touch them performance, though, the magnums will do it better. The .264 and .26 Nosler are flat shooters, indeed. But they are going to kick you harder.
I think this is pretty much where I'm stuck at currently. I couldn't have said it better.
