First Build Advice

[thomae]

6.4, 6.5, whatever it takes.

[yobuck]

ask 10 people and your apt to get 10 opinions. sooner or later (YOU) will be the one deciding.
you really cant go very far wrong whatever you do so dont lose much sleep over it.
i personaly think for what your describing the 264 bullets would be better. both the 260 and the creedmore
would be excellant choices. a couple years back i found a lefty model 11 243 sitting on a used gun rack.
a few days later i went back and bought it. i wanted a plain jane walking around type gun i could just throw
into my jeep. it has a 26" brux 1 in 8 twist barrel that is about .850 at the muzzel. i added a ss trigger which i think is awsome.
i chambered it in 6.5 short mag which was a mistake due to all the magazine/feed issues i had. other than that i left it as issued.
i piller bedded and refinished the factory wood stock. it will shoot anything i feed it better than i can shoot it. no doubt a 260 would have also.

[rattfink]

6.4, 6.5, whatever it takes.

Exactly right. People think that extra 1/10 of a millimeter doesn't make a difference but I'm here to tell ya it has a huge impact on the drag coefficient and harmonic isolations.