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7WSM - ideal barrel length?
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 248911" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>I would go with a 28'' Lilja Hunter benchrest taper blank with 1 in 9 twist.</p><p></p><p>This barrel will finish @ 27.3" and has a fast taper that gives it good balance</p><p>and strength.</p><p></p><p>On a short action it will be very manageable and it will scrach out another 50 to </p><p>75 ft/sec Plus it realy looks good.</p><p></p><p>I would not place a muzzel break on it because with less than 20 ft/lbs recoil</p><p>energy it's not nessary. and a break adds overall length to the rifle.</p><p></p><p>Mine has a 26" lilja and with the 160 accubonds i'm good for elk over 700yrds</p><p>with 1500 ft/lbs of energy.</p><p></p><p>I wished I had made my barrel 27.3 and used all of the blank, the ones I have</p><p>biult for friends have the 27.3 " barrels and they get the extra velocity and can't </p><p>tell any differance in packing it around.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 248911, member: 2736"] I would go with a 28'' Lilja Hunter benchrest taper blank with 1 in 9 twist. This barrel will finish @ 27.3" and has a fast taper that gives it good balance and strength. On a short action it will be very manageable and it will scrach out another 50 to 75 ft/sec Plus it realy looks good. I would not place a muzzel break on it because with less than 20 ft/lbs recoil energy it's not nessary. and a break adds overall length to the rifle. Mine has a 26" lilja and with the 160 accubonds i'm good for elk over 700yrds with 1500 ft/lbs of energy. I wished I had made my barrel 27.3 and used all of the blank, the ones I have biult for friends have the 27.3 " barrels and they get the extra velocity and can't tell any differance in packing it around. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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