OK, my name is Tom & I'm a rifle loony. Here's my problem: I have a long action Husqvarna 30-06 in a california style stock. Rifle works OK, but I never cared for the stock style and I am contemplating a rework.
Can anyone come up with a reason to go with 260 instead of 6.5x55? Or is the rifle (one of those with the dovetail shaped locking lugs) not worth the expense of this mod?

Does the bolt face need to be modified for 6.5x55?

I have 2 model 96s and a modified model 38, so I have the 6.5x55 dies.

Thanks for your help.

"It's what they know that's just not so", often attributed to Mark Twain but that's just not so either