I'm a real fan of the 6.5 mms, I've used most of the non magnums at one time or another except the 6.5x58 Portuguese. The 6.5x55, 6.5x57, .256 Newton and .260 Remington could be peas in the same pod for all the difference there is amoung them. They'll do anything the 7x57 will do and with a bullet 20 grains lighter, meaning even less recoil. If you are sensitive to recoil, and many are, they are ideal.