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The Basics, Starting Out
Barrel length?
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<blockquote data-quote="s3silver" data-source="post: 2738042" data-attributes="member: 125260"><p>The only real advantage I can see if the heavier barrel was cut down to ~21" to match the thinner barrel would be the ability to maintain zero and not walk as much when shooting at the range since the heavier profile will make it a lot stiffer and heat up slower. I bought a 24" 6.5 creedmoor varmint barrel to do a barrel swap on my brother in laws savage. He said it was too long so we cut and recrowned it at 21". He loves it. Muzzle blast and noise is tolerable, even in the field.</p><p></p><p>Loudness is very subjective, however, I do agree the shorter you go the louder it becomes. I generally prefer 20" or longer to minimize loudness and blast (I have quite a few 20" 308's and love them). I do have two 16" and one 18" 6.5 grendel, and yes you can tell those are louder in the field and at the range. For these ones, if you aren't the driver you'll want to make sure you're somewhere behind them, lol.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="s3silver, post: 2738042, member: 125260"] The only real advantage I can see if the heavier barrel was cut down to ~21” to match the thinner barrel would be the ability to maintain zero and not walk as much when shooting at the range since the heavier profile will make it a lot stiffer and heat up slower. I bought a 24” 6.5 creedmoor varmint barrel to do a barrel swap on my brother in laws savage. He said it was too long so we cut and recrowned it at 21”. He loves it. Muzzle blast and noise is tolerable, even in the field. Loudness is very subjective, however, I do agree the shorter you go the louder it becomes. I generally prefer 20” or longer to minimize loudness and blast (I have quite a few 20” 308’s and love them). I do have two 16” and one 18” 6.5 grendel, and yes you can tell those are louder in the field and at the range. For these ones, if you aren’t the driver you’ll want to make sure you’re somewhere behind them, lol. [/QUOTE]
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