I do appreciate the 25" bl. on my daughter's .260Rem. - works a treat, as does the 26" on my .375/06IMP.

I do not mind long barrels - my .45 has a 42" and I have no trouble packing my bro's 48" barreled .50 A.Verner on the bush trail shoots. My "short" barreled 14 bore rifle has but a 31" tube.

Yes - the .264 was a waste of powder & steel on the 22" factory Winchester rifle. The first chambering in my daughter's rifle about matched it with only 60gr. capacity compared to the WW round's 85gr. capacity.