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Short Barrel .308 Weight Savings and Ballistics
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<blockquote data-quote="whhood" data-source="post: 2426452" data-attributes="member: 117347"><p>Velocity is hard to say. I have a three .308 rifles that I shot through the chrono today. All three were shooting Sig Sauer 165s</p><p></p><p>18.5" 700 5r averaged 2650. This is the rifle I've hunted with for the last four years. It is a tack driver. Missouri buck DRT at 325 yards this past season. I would have no problem shooting anything in the lower 48 out to 400 with this combo. About 11 pounds loaded with suppressor. (Sandman S) a little heavy. </p><p></p><p>18" Barrett Fieldcraft averaged 2730. Shoots great but probably going to move it on down the road. About 7 pounds loaded with a Silencerco Omega direct thread.</p><p></p><p>16.5" Model 7 averaged 2700. This one surprised me. I was not expecting this much speed from a factory 165 out of a 16.5" barrel. The best part was the three shots were 2697, 2697, and 2699! I couldn't believe it. This rifle will definitely get some woods time this year. About 7 pounds loaded with a Blackhawk Gascan (Omega)</p><p></p><p>My experience with short 308s is that they perform very well. They might not start out with much but they don't lose very much going short either.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="whhood, post: 2426452, member: 117347"] Velocity is hard to say. I have a three .308 rifles that I shot through the chrono today. All three were shooting Sig Sauer 165s 18.5” 700 5r averaged 2650. This is the rifle I’ve hunted with for the last four years. It is a tack driver. Missouri buck DRT at 325 yards this past season. I would have no problem shooting anything in the lower 48 out to 400 with this combo. About 11 pounds loaded with suppressor. (Sandman S) a little heavy. 18” Barrett Fieldcraft averaged 2730. Shoots great but probably going to move it on down the road. About 7 pounds loaded with a Silencerco Omega direct thread. 16.5” Model 7 averaged 2700. This one surprised me. I was not expecting this much speed from a factory 165 out of a 16.5” barrel. The best part was the three shots were 2697, 2697, and 2699! I couldn’t believe it. This rifle will definitely get some woods time this year. About 7 pounds loaded with a Blackhawk Gascan (Omega) My experience with short 308s is that they perform very well. They might not start out with much but they don’t lose very much going short either. [/QUOTE]
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