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<blockquote data-quote="royinidaho" data-source="post: 109515" data-attributes="member: 2011"><p>Hmmmnm, heavy 26" bbl. Many rounds through the rifle. Implies experience with it. 3X9 scope seems sufficient for the task described. Given these assumptions I wouldn't change a thing. Chopping the bbl may save a few ounces and make it a bit more handy to carry in the brush but wouldn't gain much, I wouldn't think. Velocity loss due to 4 or 6 inch bbl length reduction may be a consideration also. It would result in more of a rainbow traj out towards 500.</p><p></p><p>What I'd do though, if not already done, is determine the drop from the center cross hair to the tip of the bottom post (assuming a duplex reticle) at several distances out to your max of at least 500 yds w/the scope set at 9x. Or some other self devised method of hold-over.</p><p></p><p>Use of a bipod (or cross sticks) of at least setting position height may be helpful also. </p><p></p><p>Just some Monday morning tho'ts.......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="royinidaho, post: 109515, member: 2011"] Hmmmnm, heavy 26" bbl. Many rounds through the rifle. Implies experience with it. 3X9 scope seems sufficient for the task described. Given these assumptions I wouldn't change a thing. Chopping the bbl may save a few ounces and make it a bit more handy to carry in the brush but wouldn't gain much, I wouldn't think. Velocity loss due to 4 or 6 inch bbl length reduction may be a consideration also. It would result in more of a rainbow traj out towards 500. What I'd do though, if not already done, is determine the drop from the center cross hair to the tip of the bottom post (assuming a duplex reticle) at several distances out to your max of at least 500 yds w/the scope set at 9x. Or some other self devised method of hold-over. Use of a bipod (or cross sticks) of at least setting position height may be helpful also. Just some Monday morning tho'ts....... [/QUOTE]
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