Ordered a custom barrel from lilja and was wanting opinion on 22" cut length. Would you see any accuracy difference being 21" compared to 23" ??? Im thinking 22" for my length.
I have a #3 lilja, Im also thinking of fluting it. What is your opinion on that. It a whitetail deer rifle and I want to keep it under 81/2lbs with scope.
I have had 7/08s with 18.5" ,20", 22",23" and 24'' barrels and the 20'' to 22" is optimum
for velocity. the 23" and the 24"did not increase 20 ft/sec with the same loads. the 18.5"
barrel slowed down almost 100 ft/sec from the 20".
This was using H-414 behind a 120gr blistic tip.
As far as accuracy. shorter is most often more accurate. because it is a little stiffer.
Go with the 22" barrel !!!!!
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