yep its hard to give up the speed and power in hunting rifle. my rifle may be a little less powerful but certainly is faster a 257 Weatherby Mag. .and i am with you guys when my barrel wears out i will still be shootin the same thing. i still might build a 26 Nosler ,for the last 30 years i wanted to build a 6.5 -300 Weatherby Mag. both are excellent cartridges.
26 Nolser and 6.5-300 Wby are pretty close.
To me, the choice would be brass, cost and quality, etc.
And, maybe the specific gun if I was buying rather than building. A deal is a deal...
DF
