I have an uncle who shoots everything up to and including moose with an old (I belive) rem 788 in 7mm08. He routinely points out that it' s not how much gun you have but where you put the bullet. My boss is also a die-hard 7mm08 fan. And unfortunatly, won' t have anything to do with any 6.5. The 260 has been around for about 6 years now, but I personaly have not heard a bad thing about it. One thing to consider is various weights and types of bullets available. There are far more options as far as the 7mm Dia. is concerend