It's a good round. If you can load your projos longer, then the 260 gets you better performance, but in a shorter COL the 6.5 CM tends to give a better velocity. In a shorter action like the remington 700 you can get a better velocity because the 260 is too long for the mag to get the longer seating depths. Also, the Hornady loads are SO much cheaper than good 260 ammo. When reloading it doesn't really matter, but the 260 you can get Lapua brass - nice, but expensive.