I have hunted white tails for many years with a .270 and decided that I needed to purchase a .260 and " break it in" for my young son .I will have to admit that I felt a little undergunned initially when I took the .260 into the deer woods .However ,after watching several deer drop immediately with it ,I have decided it is time to buy my 10 year old son his own .260 .Mine is a Browning A bolt which I would not depart with .The recoil is just right and the ballistics are impressive .I reload with Nosler Partition 140 gr and have used Nitrex Speer Grand Slam 140 gr bullets as well .I am hearing rumors of a possible 6.5 mm WSM in the near future .