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Optimum Barrel length for .223 varmit rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="longtooth" data-source="post: 66625" data-attributes="member: 4039"><p><strong>Re: Optimum Barrel length for .223 varmint rifle</strong></p><p></p><p>I have built a few 223's in my time and the bullet seems to reach max velocity in a 24 inch barrel, you may have a minor increase by adding another inch but not much. Bullet weight and riffling twist as well as a square crown and riged barrel are more important then speed for accuracy, match those and you will smack the varmets way out their.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="longtooth, post: 66625, member: 4039"] [b]Re: Optimum Barrel length for .223 varmint rifle[/b] I have built a few 223's in my time and the bullet seems to reach max velocity in a 24 inch barrel, you may have a minor increase by adding another inch but not much. Bullet weight and riffling twist as well as a square crown and riged barrel are more important then speed for accuracy, match those and you will smack the varmets way out their. [/QUOTE]
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