The 6PPC is my favorite cartridge, It is just a good performer, but it is not the end all be all, and is not the right fit for everyone. To start, the 6PPC is a labor intense cartridge, and brass must be made from a 220 Russian cartridge. The 6ppc does one thing well, and better than anything else, it shoots 66-68 gr bullets to a super high level of accuracy. In a 6PPC 95% of shooter use a 1 in 14 twist barrel, the point behind the PPC is to get a barrel to barely stabilize the bullet you are shooting. (Some shooter use a 1 in 15 twist.) The 6PPC is a dedicated bench rest round, most people don't pick to for shooting other things such as off hand or prone.
If you wanting to shoot 80 gr bullets, the 6BR would handle that feat much better. It sounds like maybe the 6BR would be a better fit, for what your looking to do. The 6BR is nothing to pass off, it is a super accurate round that does well at short and long ranges. IMO the 6br is the most versatile round ever, no special bolt head, no custom brass, just a great round.
The 6PPC can be done on a Savage but you need a special custom made bolt head, or a special custom made extractor to work. Sharp Shooters Supply (SSS) is about the only company that I know that makes such items.
On what action, the answer is anyone, they are all good. There is no proof what so ever that a target action shoots any better than a repeater, or that a long action shoots any better than a short action. I built a NBRSA/IBS short range benchrest out of a model 11 repeater action, and it is every bit as smooth and accurate as my BAT. The main thing on an action is to send it to SSS and get a time and truing job.
On stocks if your not building a true benchrest gun where weight is a must, I would go with a SSS long range benchrest stock, or Tolley MBR.
I would recommend you look at building a 6BR with a 24 inch barrel in a 1 in 8 twist. This set up will be super accurate, and if you ever want to touch out to 1000 yards it will do it. (And do it far better than your 260 could ever wish to do.) This set up is deadly accurate at 100 and 200 yard with lighter bullets. It is just a win win round.
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