boltman,
You're right about getting the #'s of guns more readily. The #'s can't lie as you have said. But you surely have to agree that if someone walked into your store/place of business and wanted one of those 9 Swede's, you could have it in short order. The 150 .260's will probably leave the shelves before the 9 Swede's do. So I'd have to say that, once again, the Swede's aren't that hard to come by, just not very popular now, and really never were. That's good news for me, cause closeout prices may ensue on a few of 'em. The word "obscure" is a good one when used to describe the Swede round to the majority of gun enthusiasts. For those that have a knowledge of the round though it is anything but obscure. The 6.5 x 55 and the 6.5 x 54 (even more "obscure"
are excellent rounds and have successfully taken elephants with brain shots using solids. But that was a long time ago in a land far far away. It is true that there are many more modern rounds that will out-pace some older ones. And the availablility of 308 brass should make the .260 the hands down favorite in years to come. But as long as I can still obtain loading components and numerous opportunities for factory ammo in the Swede round, I'll keep shooting my obscure round. It's not better than the .260, but who wants to be like everybody else? Happy Holidays.