Your favorite “shorty”

[Idaho Trecker]

Not sure if you are talking about one of my rifles? Or quoted the wrong one? Mallardaddict has the 308.

 

[megastink]

I only have 2 short barreled setups at the moment. As for deer hunting 6mm's are plenty and easy to drive.
6 Dasher 16.5" barrel. Killed 3 deer and a pile of coyotes with it.
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And a 270sherman short with 19" barrel. My wife has used this for 3 years on cow elk hunts and been successful. I've also killed a few elk and pile of deer and couple bears with it.
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What stock is that on your .308?

 

[megastink]

Not sure if you are talking about one of my rifles? Or quoted the wrong one? Mallardaddict has the 308.

Yeah, my bad! lol

 

[MallardAddict]

Not sure if you are talking about one of my rifles? Or quoted the wrong one? Mallardaddict has the 308.

My 308 has a JCS stock on it and LOP is the standard 13.5".

 

[megastink]

My 308 has a JCS stock on it and LOP is the standard 13.5".

IT looks shorter than that in the one photo. Thanks for clarifying. I always feel more comfortable around 12" of LOP. Then again, I have tiny t-rex arms.

 

[Idaho Trecker]

The 6 dasher in my photo is 13.25" i belive. I had it made short also.

 

[lancetkenyon]

Not quite as short as you are looking at, but a 20" .260AI.
140 Hyb @ 2914fps. Take 50-100fps depending on your final barrel length of choice. Plenty for deer at 500.

Or what about a 25MBK (25-260AI)? Mine is a 22", running a 131 SMK @ 2988. Take off 100fps for an 18".

Need a little more HP?
20" 6.5SS pushing a 130 OTM @ 3075fps. 12.5" LOP on the Manners EH1.

 

[Laelkhunter]

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[HSmithTX]

Hard to go wrong with a 260AI or a 7-08 but if it were me I would be building a 284 Winchester. LOTS of flexibility, plenty of gas if you get out west up up north and elk or moose is on the table. I have a 16" 284, runs 160 grain bullets at 2750 comfortably with H4350. 140's for deer can be pushed quite a bit faster.

 

[Rick Richard]

22" 7SAUM before it left LPR and then to NC.

 

[megastink]

Hard to go wrong with a 260AI or a 7-08 but if it were me I would be building a 284 Winchester. LOTS of flexibility, plenty of gas if you get out west up up north and elk or moose is on the table. I have a 16" 284, runs 160 grain bullets at 2750 comfortably with H4350. 140's for deer can be pushed quite a bit faster.

Built on a long or short action?

 

[HSmithTX]

Built on a long or short action?

I would go medium if you want to shoot bullets over 140 grains, long if you want to shoot 180's. Short works fine for 140 and down lead core, 140 and heavier mono would likely be better in a long action but I haven't messed with them at all.

 

[FireFlyFishing]

Here's mine. 18" m14.