Swede
Greywolf,
I recently got a 6.5 Swede Tikka T3 for my wife......its easy to reload, plenty powerful, easy on the shoulder. I've used Lapua and Winchester brass, both are fine, Lapua took less preparation. I'm loading her the 130 Nosler Accubond down around 2550 FPS. I have loaded it up to just under 2800 fps, but settled on the slower load for her. Its posted several 3 shot groups in the .5" range. I now want one for myself, and I've got a safe full of rifles[ Including a SAKO GREYWOLF in .260
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Yup, All T3's are Long action, so no advantage to the 7mm/08 in this case.
The 7mm/08 is a great cartridge, and if you didn't reload, I would suggest it over the 6.5, because there are more factory loads availible. But since you reload, you can take advantage of the subtle differences and advantages[ for your applications] of the 6.5 Swede.
BTW, if you think that you will need to shorten the stock for your wife, get the wood stocked version of the T3. Its still plenty light enough, and much easier to deal with when you cut it and try to install another recoil pad. If the lenght is OK, and you go with the synthetic stock[ it is a tad lighter], change out the recoil pad [ Limbsaver makes a prefit- good pad]. The factory pad has a very sharp pointed Toe, which can really poke a shooter[especially a lady shooter] in the chest if the shooter is in an slightly reclined position. My wife knows about this