Recent content by bear41

Wrote the paragraph below before seeing the notes from the benchrest shooter above very informative post by him. My brother has shot benchrest heads out of his 243 Akley Improved and they held up with good accuracy. I don't recall his barrel twist. Most PPC guns are 1 in 13. I will give you...

As other have suggested you lose velocity. The amount of velocity drop depends on the cartridge but if I remember correctly if is about 50 to 100 fps for each inch. There is an optimum length based on powder speed and cartridge. The idea is got get most of the powder to before the bullet...

In the 1990s the 300WM was often used in 1000 yard benchrest competitions but as noted earlier the stocks were designed to be free shoot.

Since you are a shotgun shooter, recoil is likely less of an issue for you. There are tons of serviceable guns that would meet your needs. The 6.5 Creed is big at the moment and available from a bunch of manufactures. If price is an issue and you are ok with a bolt action Savage Axis may work...

If you are going to reload to the most out of the gun this would void most warranties. That said given what a Cooper cost you should not expect to need warranty work. Small adjustment may cost less with a local smith than the price of shipping it back. If you like the look and are happy with...