I agree that the 57mm cartridges are intermediates, falling halfway between the short 51mm and long(er) 62/633mm cartridges. Even though their intermediate length doesn't efficiently utilize all of a the long action's COAL limits, I still like the 7x57 better than both the 280 and 7mm-08 by a ratio of 8 to 1 each.
Say a guy, any guy, has 8 7x57s, but only 1 7mm-08, plus 8 6.5x55s and 22 260s? Any guy obviously prefers the longer 7mm, but goes way the opposite way with the shorter 6.5mm. Why such opposing trends when the relationship of the 7x57 to the 7mm-08 is exactly the same as the relationship of the 6.5x55 to the 260? Science, art, or just 'cause?
JEff
