That is a slick-looking rig there, DF. I'd be inclined to Cerakote the metal in graphite black, but that's just me.
I'll be bringing three short-action 6.5 bolt guns to the woods this fall. A 22" 260 sporter shooting 100TTSX's at 3,200 for general purpose use, a 22" varmint-weight 6.5x47L shooting the 129LRAB at 2,900fps for the longer-range spots, and a 22" Bergara HMR Creedmoor shooting 140gr Hornady Black ammo. I picked up that HMR last winter to eventually cut to 16.5" for suppressor use. So that's three 22" guns shooting a mono bullet, a bonded core, and a cup-core at speeds that vary by nearly 600fps. I shot stuff with all three last year, and all stuff died nicely. The 6.5's are flexible, if nothing else.
