A rifle that has a small cartridge and a large bore makes more sense to me than a rifle with a large case and small bore. For instance, a 358 Win with a short barrel seems more logical to me than a 243 with a short barrel or to a further extreme; a 300 blackout with a short barrel makes more sense to me than a 264 Win with a short barrel. It's all about expansion ratio...
I really liked Remington 600 308's and I had maybe a half dozen of them, others wanted them when they shot them and they didn't want to let them go. I didn't much care for a short bull barrel 22-250 I had - it was very accurate, but the blast was not so nice.
I have 44 magnum Marlin with a fairly short barrel and I like it.
