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<blockquote data-quote="Fiftydriver" data-source="post: 579845" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>WinMag,</p><p> </p><p>We did extensive testing to see how many FPS were gained per inch of barrel or should I say lost per inch of barrel with most of my wildcats ranging from the 257 Allen Magnum up to the 510 AM.</p><p> </p><p>These are the results we came up with taking the average FPS loss per inch from 30" down to 26" in one inch steps. The process was to chrono 5 rounds at 30". Then cut 1" off the muzzle, recrown, retest with another 5 rounds and repeat until we got to 26". Then we took the fps loss for all steps and averaged them out.</p><p> </p><p>257 Allen Magnum..............................48 fps/inch</p><p>6.5mm Allen Magnum.........................47 fps/inch</p><p>270 Allen Magnum..............................38 fps/inch</p><p>7mm Allen Magnum............................34 fps/inch</p><p>300 Allen Xpress.................................23 fps/inch</p><p>338 Allen Xpress.................................16 fps/inch</p><p>338 Allen Magnum..............................31 fps/inch</p><p>375 Allen Magnum..............................22 fps/inch</p><p>50 Allen Tactical..................................9 fps/inch</p><p>510 Allen Magnum..............................29 fps/inch</p><p> </p><p>Not once during the entire testing did we see a full 50 fps loss in velocity with an inch taken off the barrel. The smaller the bore size and larger the case capacity the more velocity per inch you will loose. It also seemed that the lighter bullet weights produced higher velocity loss per inch of barrel length. All of the above numbers were using heavy for caliber bullet weights in each caliber.</p><p> </p><p>Now these are about the most extreme wildcats in each represented caliber family, on average, you will see much less velocity drop per inch then these numbers. In reality, for most conventional small to medium bore chamberings, you will likely see 20 to 25 fps MAX velocity gain per inch of barrel length.</p><p> </p><p>So, why go with the longer barrels to begin with, well, in many chamberings, it does not make alot of sense to go with a very long barrel. But for some it does make sense. For example look at my 338 Allen Magnum. In a 26" barrel length you will get just under 3200 fps with the 300 gr SMK with my recommended loads which are not overly hot. Still, you put that same load in my standard 32 or 34" barrel length and your looking at 3380 and 3440 fps respectively with the 300 gr SMK. That is a very noticable increase in performance, some ballistically, alot terminally.</p><p> </p><p>Add to that, the added 6 to 8" longer barrel lengths in this chambering DRAMATICALLY reduce the muzzle blast intensity to the shooter making them extremely comfortable to shoot, much more so then the shorter barrel lengths. So in many cases, a very long barrel is not really needed but depending on the use of the rifle, it may make the rifle much more pleasant to shoot in the field.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fiftydriver, post: 579845, member: 10"] WinMag, We did extensive testing to see how many FPS were gained per inch of barrel or should I say lost per inch of barrel with most of my wildcats ranging from the 257 Allen Magnum up to the 510 AM. These are the results we came up with taking the average FPS loss per inch from 30" down to 26" in one inch steps. The process was to chrono 5 rounds at 30". Then cut 1" off the muzzle, recrown, retest with another 5 rounds and repeat until we got to 26". Then we took the fps loss for all steps and averaged them out. 257 Allen Magnum..............................48 fps/inch 6.5mm Allen Magnum.........................47 fps/inch 270 Allen Magnum..............................38 fps/inch 7mm Allen Magnum............................34 fps/inch 300 Allen Xpress.................................23 fps/inch 338 Allen Xpress.................................16 fps/inch 338 Allen Magnum..............................31 fps/inch 375 Allen Magnum..............................22 fps/inch 50 Allen Tactical..................................9 fps/inch 510 Allen Magnum..............................29 fps/inch Not once during the entire testing did we see a full 50 fps loss in velocity with an inch taken off the barrel. The smaller the bore size and larger the case capacity the more velocity per inch you will loose. It also seemed that the lighter bullet weights produced higher velocity loss per inch of barrel length. All of the above numbers were using heavy for caliber bullet weights in each caliber. Now these are about the most extreme wildcats in each represented caliber family, on average, you will see much less velocity drop per inch then these numbers. In reality, for most conventional small to medium bore chamberings, you will likely see 20 to 25 fps MAX velocity gain per inch of barrel length. So, why go with the longer barrels to begin with, well, in many chamberings, it does not make alot of sense to go with a very long barrel. But for some it does make sense. For example look at my 338 Allen Magnum. In a 26" barrel length you will get just under 3200 fps with the 300 gr SMK with my recommended loads which are not overly hot. Still, you put that same load in my standard 32 or 34" barrel length and your looking at 3380 and 3440 fps respectively with the 300 gr SMK. That is a very noticable increase in performance, some ballistically, alot terminally. Add to that, the added 6 to 8" longer barrel lengths in this chambering DRAMATICALLY reduce the muzzle blast intensity to the shooter making them extremely comfortable to shoot, much more so then the shorter barrel lengths. So in many cases, a very long barrel is not really needed but depending on the use of the rifle, it may make the rifle much more pleasant to shoot in the field. [/QUOTE]
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