Have you considered a 220 Swift? I'm running 55gr V Max's at 3850 and they will literally suck a PD out of a hole. I shot a 204 for a year and sold it to get another Swift.
I love my .22 cal rifles. 222,223,22BR and the king 220 Swift. Got to shoot a 220 AI Swift on a PD town once. That was a blast. You have two very nice hot rods, don’t screw em up
I have a 257AI and its a go to gun. I would not use a short action on it. Had mine built on a Remington 700 LA BDL and haven't regretted it. I run Nosler 100gr Partions run max. It flat loves this load and have dropped Mule deer with it.
None so far. My bud runs one on his duty gun,226 .357 Sig, for about a year now. It takes a beating with him on a SWAT team. I plan on putting them on all of my old carry Sigs.
I have a Sig 320 XTEN with 5" barrel. It has a Holosun 407c optic on it. The load I worked up is 10g HS7 and Hornady 180 XTP's. I also have Midway blemished 180 HP's that shoot just as good and a bunch cheaper. Looks like they are Sierras.
I have two factory guns that I flat enjoy hunting with. The first is a Remington LSS 280. It's a tack driver and has taken lots of whitetails and some mulies. The other is a Remington CDL-SF in 300 WM. Love shooting this one too. Another that has taken several mule deer and hogs.
Just my two cents,,,,, I put a NightForce NX8 2.5-20 ffp on my 6.5/284 build and couldn't be happier. Caught the scope on sale at Scope List for 1500. Best set up I own and most of my others are Zeiss.