ORIGINAL: Briman
Unless you must have a short action rifle, the 6.5x55 is far superior in many ways. A short action is not even good for the .260- bullets that are 140gr and up are very long, in a short action, the bullet would be seated deep into the case body to fit the magazine.
I couldn't agree more...
The length of most 6.5 bullets is a large part of their effectiveness..... I call it the Freight-train effect. A long thinner line of weight give the penetration.