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The Basics, Starting Out
Is a 24'' barrel too short for long range shooting?
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<blockquote data-quote="blank" data-source="post: 188998" data-attributes="member: 4631"><p>Iam shooting a .30-06 that came from the factory with a 22.5" barrel. With VihtaVuori N560 and Berger 210VLD I got 2775fps. Same powder and 220SMK i got 2707fps.</p><p>Iam thinking of rebarreling. If I do I will go AI and get a 28" barrel, that should give me an 235fps extra. Clearly in the 24" .300 Win Mag range, with about 15% less powder.</p><p>Im with Diezel here, get a long barrel and get all the free speed you can.</p><p></p><p>Im not saying that a short barrel is bad, its just my opinion that a longer barrel has more advantages then disadvantages. The weight difference between 24" and 28" (in the same contour) is not enough to worry about. When it comes to accuracy, you just need to tune your load to your barrel, short or long.</p><p>If I had got a .300 Win Mag with a 24" barrel I would not rebarrel first thing just because 24" is "to short". I would shoot it and be happy, then when it no longer wants to group I would get a longer one.</p><p></p><p>Just my 2 cents.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="blank, post: 188998, member: 4631"] Iam shooting a .30-06 that came from the factory with a 22.5" barrel. With VihtaVuori N560 and Berger 210VLD I got 2775fps. Same powder and 220SMK i got 2707fps. Iam thinking of rebarreling. If I do I will go AI and get a 28" barrel, that should give me an 235fps extra. Clearly in the 24" .300 Win Mag range, with about 15% less powder. Im with Diezel here, get a long barrel and get all the free speed you can. Im not saying that a short barrel is bad, its just my opinion that a longer barrel has more advantages then disadvantages. The weight difference between 24" and 28" (in the same contour) is not enough to worry about. When it comes to accuracy, you just need to tune your load to your barrel, short or long. If I had got a .300 Win Mag with a 24" barrel I would not rebarrel first thing just because 24" is "to short". I would shoot it and be happy, then when it no longer wants to group I would get a longer one. Just my 2 cents. [/QUOTE]
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