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Distantfoe, message from Fiftydriver(Kirby Allen)
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<blockquote data-quote="Fiftydriver" data-source="post: 72525" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>Joe Boyd,</p><p></p><p>The listed specs are were chronographed from a 30" barrel. The Allen Mags will work well in anything 26 or over but really run hard in a 28 to 30" pipe.</p><p></p><p>Many thing these long barrels are cumbersome in the field, personally in the areas where these rifles will be used the longer barrel has far more benefits then disadvantages. Longer barrels just feel more solid to me on the bipod.</p><p></p><p>If weight is a concern I have a light weight Extreme Sporter with a full 30" heavy fluted #5 Lilja barrel that when used on a Rem 700 and a McMillan Sporter stock will bring rifle weight to 8.5 lbs compared to 10.5 lbs for my standard Extreme Sporters.</p><p></p><p>Muzzle brakes are up to my customers. I like them and on a 30" pipe they are not nearly as loud as one would expect. Just like seeing those big Wildcat Bullets land home.</p><p></p><p>Without a brake, recoil from the 257 and 6.5mm Allen Mags will be similiar to the 7mm STW with bullets in the 120 to 160 gr range.</p><p></p><p>The 270 Allen Mag will be nearly identical to the 7mm RUM in recoil with no brake.</p><p></p><p>Good SHooting!!</p><p></p><p>Kirby Allen(50)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fiftydriver, post: 72525, member: 10"] Joe Boyd, The listed specs are were chronographed from a 30" barrel. The Allen Mags will work well in anything 26 or over but really run hard in a 28 to 30" pipe. Many thing these long barrels are cumbersome in the field, personally in the areas where these rifles will be used the longer barrel has far more benefits then disadvantages. Longer barrels just feel more solid to me on the bipod. If weight is a concern I have a light weight Extreme Sporter with a full 30" heavy fluted #5 Lilja barrel that when used on a Rem 700 and a McMillan Sporter stock will bring rifle weight to 8.5 lbs compared to 10.5 lbs for my standard Extreme Sporters. Muzzle brakes are up to my customers. I like them and on a 30" pipe they are not nearly as loud as one would expect. Just like seeing those big Wildcat Bullets land home. Without a brake, recoil from the 257 and 6.5mm Allen Mags will be similiar to the 7mm STW with bullets in the 120 to 160 gr range. The 270 Allen Mag will be nearly identical to the 7mm RUM in recoil with no brake. Good SHooting!! Kirby Allen(50) [/QUOTE]
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