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Length of barrel?

 
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Old 02-10-2007, 11:22 PM
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Length of barrel?

For a .300 Win mag is ther a performance difference between a 24" and 26" barrel?
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Old 02-10-2007, 11:39 PM
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Re: Length of barrel?

It will vary with powder/bullet combo but 75-100 fps is a decent guess for that length. If you get more load specific it may change.
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Old 02-11-2007, 12:02 AM
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Re: Length of barrel?

This a question of purchasing a new gun and what effects perofrmance would be.
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Re: Length of barrel?

Get the 26" it will give better performance in 300WM as LL said 75-100 or figure it 25-50 an inch.
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