Prieto9000
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Using the same load on my 2 rifles, I don't see a significant decrease in MV going from 28" to 18". My 28" rifle shoots Hornady 143gr ELD-X @ low 2900fps and my 18" rifle using the exact same load launches them @ 2800 fps. 100fps loss for 10" of barrel is not bad. I don't think its a very sensitive cartridge when it comes to barrel length when using the heavy bullets.
When using the 123gr sst I had to change the powder from RL-17 to Varget to get good MV on the short barrel. I launch the SST @2988 fps from the short barreled rifle using Varget. When using RL-17 I can´t get past 2900fps
When using the 123gr sst I had to change the powder from RL-17 to Varget to get good MV on the short barrel. I launch the SST @2988 fps from the short barreled rifle using Varget. When using RL-17 I can´t get past 2900fps