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Help with light weight .338RUM build
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 394086" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>The reason for a shorter barrel is the handling not the weight. you don't gain that much</p><p>weight by adding 2" to the small end of the barrel.</p><p></p><p>If you want a 26" barrel it will end up at an overall length of about 28" with the break.</p><p></p><p>If you drop to 24" from 26" you will loose 50 to 60 ft/sec and have a rifle that is arround 26"</p><p>in barrel length.</p><p></p><p>I like longer barrels if I'm going to shoot 300gr bullets @ max velocity but the rifles become </p><p>awkward in a carry rifle also the longer the barrel is in a light contour the worse the </p><p>harmonics become making the rifle more finicky to load development.</p><p></p><p>I recomend keeping light barrels under 26" and heavy barrels under 34" because of barrel whip</p><p>in large caliber cartriges (Magnums).</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 394086, member: 2736"] The reason for a shorter barrel is the handling not the weight. you don't gain that much weight by adding 2" to the small end of the barrel. If you want a 26" barrel it will end up at an overall length of about 28" with the break. If you drop to 24" from 26" you will loose 50 to 60 ft/sec and have a rifle that is arround 26" in barrel length. I like longer barrels if I'm going to shoot 300gr bullets @ max velocity but the rifles become awkward in a carry rifle also the longer the barrel is in a light contour the worse the harmonics become making the rifle more finicky to load development. I recomend keeping light barrels under 26" and heavy barrels under 34" because of barrel whip in large caliber cartriges (Magnums). J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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