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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1457640" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>Installing a shorter barrel will make the rifle handier with a suppressor and not effect the energy of most cartridges that much as long as you change to heavier bullets. The 308 and the 7/08 do fine with 18" barrels and if the range is held to 3 to 500 yards the trajectory will not be effected that much.</p><p></p><p>I have a 7/08 in both a rifle and a pistol. the rifle barrel is 20" and the pistol is 16" and the energy's are very close to each other because I use a 120 grain bullet in the rifle and a 150 grain in the pistol. The zero's are different but the scopes are adjusted for this difference. The pistol has taken 3 dear at over 500 yards. so a short barrel rifle can be very effective at the ranges you intend to use them.</p><p></p><p>308 based cartridges do very well with shorter barrels and bullet selection can be decided on based on the energies derived from shorter barrels. cartridges with over 50 grains of case capacity normally need longer barrels to be efficient. the 308/ 7/08 would be good choices in my opinion.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1457640, member: 2736"] Installing a shorter barrel will make the rifle handier with a suppressor and not effect the energy of most cartridges that much as long as you change to heavier bullets. The 308 and the 7/08 do fine with 18" barrels and if the range is held to 3 to 500 yards the trajectory will not be effected that much. I have a 7/08 in both a rifle and a pistol. the rifle barrel is 20" and the pistol is 16" and the energy's are very close to each other because I use a 120 grain bullet in the rifle and a 150 grain in the pistol. The zero's are different but the scopes are adjusted for this difference. The pistol has taken 3 dear at over 500 yards. so a short barrel rifle can be very effective at the ranges you intend to use them. 308 based cartridges do very well with shorter barrels and bullet selection can be decided on based on the energies derived from shorter barrels. cartridges with over 50 grains of case capacity normally need longer barrels to be efficient. the 308/ 7/08 would be good choices in my opinion. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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