2152hq,

Excellent write up with great details. Is your barrel a rifle or carbine length?

From your veiw, is the 256 Gibbs ballistically much better than the 6.5x54MS. I quess I am wonderingif the cartridge is that much better or whether it is more of a marketing ploy by Gibbs.

Regardless, it seems like an interesting cartridge which I had not heard of before.