I can understand wanting a certain caliber, but for me and what I intend to use it for the only advantage of a short action caliber would be weight saved in the action.
Clark, the Tikka T3 though it is a long action is designed with the mag box back against the trigger group making it shorter and lighter than other long actions such as the Remington 700 action.
In fact when comparing the T3 long action to other various short actions you give up very little.
When comparing Long action rounds such as the 270 the design of the tikka is a plus as far as weight savings.
Shod
