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<blockquote data-quote="liltank" data-source="post: 402756" data-attributes="member: 13275"><p>No. At some point with certain cartridges, length will actually start to diminish your return in speed. The 223 was specifically designed to be optimized in compact barrels such as the AR platforms. Most are built with an 18" barrel. I would say 26" would be your max in length and wouldn't hurt it any to shoot a 24". I'm sure others will chime in. 50 V-max in my opinion really won't need that long of a barrel to optimize its potential. Now getting into heavier pills (75-90grn), then that is where the longer barrel would help to stabilize and burn slower powders efficiently used to push them along. </p><p></p><p>Tank</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="liltank, post: 402756, member: 13275"] No. At some point with certain cartridges, length will actually start to diminish your return in speed. The 223 was specifically designed to be optimized in compact barrels such as the AR platforms. Most are built with an 18" barrel. I would say 26" would be your max in length and wouldn't hurt it any to shoot a 24". I'm sure others will chime in. 50 V-max in my opinion really won't need that long of a barrel to optimize its potential. Now getting into heavier pills (75-90grn), then that is where the longer barrel would help to stabilize and burn slower powders efficiently used to push them along. Tank [/QUOTE]
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