Finn was a great writer and wealth of knowledge. He also liked the Swede though not sure he was around for the 260 smile

He also wrote a piecing the 7BR saying how many shots in the field are done with rifles far more powerful than necessary. Sparked a long affair I had with a Pac-Nor barreled M7. Took several deer without issue.

The ammo argument is Always there and relevant. I've done a lot of hand loading in my day including wildcats but the fascination does seem to wane over time.

The older I get the closer I may come to owning a 308. Done most of the R&D on various cartridges in my past. Odds are I will do less experimenting in the future. That said all the time invested loading and range/field testing has been very valuable more importantly perhaps it was fun. Life's too short not to enjoy it.