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Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
how long of a barrel do i need ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Darryl Cassel" data-source="post: 23122" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>Hello</p><p></p><p>I'm a fan of long barrels and have seen the elevated velocity they produce.</p><p></p><p>All my rifles are at least 30" and out to 37". Theres NO WAY I could achieve the speed I have from my 338/416 (300 Gr bullets to 3310FPS) unless the barrel was at least 36".</p><p></p><p>Same with the 30/378 Weatherbys I have had (36") or the 6.5/300 Weatherbys or 7/300 Weatherbys with their 30" tubes.</p><p></p><p>All of my wife and my 1000 yard guns have 30" barrels on them.</p><p></p><p>I am ready to go with a 44" tube on a 300 Tomahawk so you see, I like length on barrels.</p><p></p><p>In ANY caliber you should see a 25 to 35 FPS increase per inch of additional barrel up to a point and that's starting at a 24" to 26". You can never go wrong with at least a 30" barrel. </p><p>Again longer is better. I like them 36" and more.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure what you would get with the barrel and caliber you mentioned but, I would go with the full length to start with. If it was not satisfactory, you could always have your smith cut it off to a shorter length. </p><p></p><p>Remember, 100 to 200 FPS additional velocity means alot downrange.</p><p></p><p>Good Luck to you.</p><p>DC</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darryl Cassel, post: 23122, member: 34"] Hello I'm a fan of long barrels and have seen the elevated velocity they produce. All my rifles are at least 30" and out to 37". Theres NO WAY I could achieve the speed I have from my 338/416 (300 Gr bullets to 3310FPS) unless the barrel was at least 36". Same with the 30/378 Weatherbys I have had (36") or the 6.5/300 Weatherbys or 7/300 Weatherbys with their 30" tubes. All of my wife and my 1000 yard guns have 30" barrels on them. I am ready to go with a 44" tube on a 300 Tomahawk so you see, I like length on barrels. In ANY caliber you should see a 25 to 35 FPS increase per inch of additional barrel up to a point and that's starting at a 24" to 26". You can never go wrong with at least a 30" barrel. Again longer is better. I like them 36" and more. I'm not sure what you would get with the barrel and caliber you mentioned but, I would go with the full length to start with. If it was not satisfactory, you could always have your smith cut it off to a shorter length. Remember, 100 to 200 FPS additional velocity means alot downrange. Good Luck to you. DC [/QUOTE]
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