Well, I owed and loaded rifles in 34 different chamberings but I've sold off most of my collection and I'm down to just a half dozen or so Wincherster 70s, but I don't presently have a short action and decided I needed one. I really believe the 308 Win is the easy choice for a short action rifle but I'm going with the 6.5 C for two reasons, 1) I will use it for deer and 2) less recoil. The older I get, the less I like recoil and I have other chamberings if the game gets bigger than a whitetail. The 6.5C is an easy choice as it has a lot of attention from enthusiasts, solid R&D and lots of factory ammo choices which is important to me as I don't load presently. I'm not suggesting that it's uniquely special or entirely different than the several 260 Rems that I've owned but it's entirely adequate and available and that works for me. Picking up my Christensen Arms Ridgeline 24" next week, the first non-Win 70 I've bought in 20+ years!
