It is kind of a toss up on the two. I would prefer the 260 Rem myself since I tend to use a bit lighter bullets at a bit higher speed for my deer loads. The 260 barrel will be a bit harder to find unless you are going for a custom barrel, TC only made them a year or 2 as a factory barrel - every once in a while I see one on Ebay, but not often. The 7-08 overall is more popular and ammo is probably a bit easier to find, TC barrels in 7-08 are also easy to find and on occasion can be had at very reasonable prices. I guess if you have time to wait a bit for one of the 260s to show up on Ebay, don't mind paying a few bucks more for a relatively rare item, and plan to handload I would recommend the 260. If you are in a hurry, want to buy your ammo off the shelf, and are looking for a bargain price on the barrel go for the 7-08. I am not implying that you can't get 260 ammo, just not as common, most of the factory loads out there come loaded with some of the "premium" bullets, and prices reflect that. Hope this helps.
