Short barreled (carbines) are sweet handling guns anywhere the cover is heavy or there is some demand for fast handling.....but don't think that short barrels mean short cartridges. A short barreled .270, .30-06, or even .35 Whelen is a superb choice for the thick cover hunting.

While the .260 7MM-08 or even .308 are great cartridges, there's nothing about them that excell in short barrels over their longer counterparts.