And sometimes you just want a certain caliber... so maybe that’s a factor too? To each their own. I want a .585 Nyati as a 20” barrel full stock gun.. heavy euro looking thumper. Not a “proper” chambering for such a rifle but I want something different so that’s that.

If you want to talk about “optimum barrel lengths” then all those beloved Mauser and Brno .22’s are stupid as they’re usually twice as long as “optimum”..