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<blockquote data-quote="gvjm" data-source="post: 2385604" data-attributes="member: 52138"><p>My 2 cents, I hunted with a 19 1/2" 308 for over 20 years. Never lost an animal and never had one go too far after being hit. One year I went to deer camp and a guy showed up with a 24" barrel 308. We were both using 150 grain Nosler Ballistic tips. We both shoulder shot deer at 100 yards. At camp we compared terminal ballistics on both animals. The difference was obvious. The 24" gun had way more tissue damage! Don't let anyone tell you a couple of hundred feet per second doesn't make a difference!! I now have a 24" 308 and took a deer just last weekend. The internal damage of the animal was way more extensive than what I used to get with my old 19 1/2" gun. Go with as long a barrel as you can deal with. As far as your 20" gun. Load some 130 Barnes TTSX and your good to go.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gvjm, post: 2385604, member: 52138"] My 2 cents, I hunted with a 19 1/2” 308 for over 20 years. Never lost an animal and never had one go too far after being hit. One year I went to deer camp and a guy showed up with a 24” barrel 308. We were both using 150 grain Nosler Ballistic tips. We both shoulder shot deer at 100 yards. At camp we compared terminal ballistics on both animals. The difference was obvious. The 24” gun had way more tissue damage! Don’t let anyone tell you a couple of hundred feet per second doesn’t make a difference!! I now have a 24” 308 and took a deer just last weekend. The internal damage of the animal was way more extensive than what I used to get with my old 19 1/2” gun. Go with as long a barrel as you can deal with. As far as your 20” gun. Load some 130 Barnes TTSX and your good to go. [/QUOTE]
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