i have built a mid range gun on a model 7 stainless action. finding a stock was the most frustrating part of the build. of course you can have any custom stock inletted for anything but i was looking for a "bolt on". i chose an xr100 laminate thumbhole and had the bottom metal inletted for the repeater action. it is using a rem varmint contour barrel in 1-8 twist. its primarily a varmint gun now but i still have no regrets. it was my first "long range" build and its what was in the cabinet.
i have alot of experience with the 260. shooting the 123 class of bullets provides a bit more long range performance than shooting the heavies bc you can get alot more speed. as a result, barrel life suffers, but barrels are consumable.
