Phillip misses the much better European "long range" cartridge, the 6.5x55mm.

CZ for example manufactures a "sniper" rifle in that cartridge chambering and markets it to the world.

When I had a look at the write up and the videos I was surprised at what their "sniper" rifle was chambered for. But it makes a lot of sense.

BTW if shooting at long range, either from a bench or some other fixed position at a range, or shooting from a portable bech sniping at animals a long long way away, why is it important to have a short action?

What when carring a bench, spotting scope, mat to lie on, buddy to spot for you, range estimators, probably a lap top for calculating ballistics, ear phones, ammunition, why is the length of the action SO IMPORTANT ??? !!!! And the slightly lesser weight of the rifle in a target rifle ??? !!!