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The Basics, Starting Out
Barrel length?
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<blockquote data-quote="choprzrul" data-source="post: 2751263" data-attributes="member: 121411"><p>I hunt out of a ground blind, so OAL matters to me. My bolt guns I prefer at 22", and my Ruger #1 is 26"…..and both are roughly the same OAL, so I look at it as free velocity out of the single shot. </p><p></p><p>Additionally, weight isn't important when just sitting in a chair, so IMHO the shorter medium sporter barrels are probably more accurate than longer thinner barrels. </p><p></p><p>When I had my X Bolt 30-06 Long Range barrel shortened from 26" to 22", the piece the gunsmith cut off weighed all of 4oz on my postal scale, so I don't see weight savings as a good reason to shorten a barrel unless you are climbing mountains </p><p></p><p>Just my $0.02 worth….</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="choprzrul, post: 2751263, member: 121411"] I hunt out of a ground blind, so OAL matters to me. My bolt guns I prefer at 22”, and my Ruger #1 is 26”…..and both are roughly the same OAL, so I look at it as free velocity out of the single shot. Additionally, weight isn’t important when just sitting in a chair, so IMHO the shorter medium sporter barrels are probably more accurate than longer thinner barrels. When I had my X Bolt 30-06 Long Range barrel shortened from 26” to 22”, the piece the gunsmith cut off weighed all of 4oz on my postal scale, so I don’t see weight savings as a good reason to shorten a barrel unless you are climbing mountains Just my $0.02 worth…. [/QUOTE]
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