Well Dan, a couple days ago I had a solid answer for that question..NO...After all I have a custom 6.5 CM being built for just that purpose. And a few days ago this rifle was unique. One of the original 16 produced by savage but never put into production. I paid a stiff fee to own one of them. I wanted to shoot it a few times determining that it was a laser of a rifle and find the best loads to use in it with confirmation and once I did I was to lock it away in the safe. My goal was to keep it completely stock as sold from the factory. But after learning from the shot 2016 savage will be putting into full production the 10ba in 6.5 CM. Although the chassis system looks nothing like the one mine is currently setting in. I see some good points with the new chassis system and if I can get a different adjustable prs magpul but stock on it, then I would even be up for swaping out the original chassis for the new one that has come out.. See I now have lost all value in keeping it as it was built for the most part with the up and coming CM coming out. So to answer you question Dan......MAYBE.... I mean i will have a custom CM that should be sufficient for competition but its nice to have a back up. The new stock is carbon fiber and weighs in at a little over 2 lbs. My savage is a proven shooter at a fast load and a well less fast load. And I still have to test them at distance to see how they perform in various winds. Once I combine all of this information I can then make an informed decission if this rifle is on par with those used in competition. I am planning on putting on an sss trigger right away now. And I would guess dropping it into one of savage arms new chassis system when they become available.
So the same is true for the 260 at the end of testing I will be aware of a high node and a moderate node. Which one I settle on is very much open for discussion. But there is still many more tests to run.