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How long barrel blank?
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<blockquote data-quote="jpndave" data-source="post: 2240799" data-attributes="member: 5437"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.bugholes.com/product-p/x-30cal-10tw-ss-n3-27.htm[/URL]</p><p>This barrel is the regular Bartlein #3 and will finish at 26" normally. If you shorten it to 24" the shank/muzzle dimensions will change. Totally fine to do that just know that it will come out of the published dimensions. You could take a little out of the shank but I wouldn't take 2". The first 6" or so is where the pressure is greatest. Removing material from the shank will pull the most weight. It will also affect the inlet to the stock. From the muzzle it gets larger diameter and yes stiffer as you have less material cantilevered out there and the diameter is growing. Just depends on what you want. If you want it this year, I would get one from Bugholes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jpndave, post: 2240799, member: 5437"] [URL unfurl="true"]http://www.bugholes.com/product-p/x-30cal-10tw-ss-n3-27.htm[/URL] This barrel is the regular Bartlein #3 and will finish at 26" normally. If you shorten it to 24" the shank/muzzle dimensions will change. Totally fine to do that just know that it will come out of the published dimensions. You could take a little out of the shank but I wouldn't take 2". The first 6" or so is where the pressure is greatest. Removing material from the shank will pull the most weight. It will also affect the inlet to the stock. From the muzzle it gets larger diameter and yes stiffer as you have less material cantilevered out there and the diameter is growing. Just depends on what you want. If you want it this year, I would get one from Bugholes. [/QUOTE]
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