Originally Posted by
cpurick
Yep, I bought the 11VT in .308, and I just got a 26" .260 barrel for it. Next I'm getting a 26" .243, and I might even put a longer .308 barrel on it at some point. Since they're all based on the same casing, the only thing you need to change out is the barrel. They even use the same headspace gauges.
If I went with the .223 I couldn't do this, though if I really wanted a .224 I could do it cheaper with a .22-250, which uses the same bolt and can probably be made to work with the same mag.