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<blockquote data-quote="dog caller" data-source="post: 107990" data-attributes="member: 5659"><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p> I am thinking that because we are dealing with a small case relative to the bore size, we would not lose much velocity, but I would like to be sure.</p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ]</p><p></p><p>That is my thoughts exactly! According to my friends (who are all three law enforcment snipers, one of them a tactical shooting instructer) the 308 does not benefit from a longer tube <u>near</u> as much as the "over bore" calibers do. I will not use this rifle to hunt with, other than an occasional p-dog or long range coyote. I'm saving for a Kirby Allen special to use as a LR hunter. I am just using the opportunity to shoot with these guys to gain experience in wind doping, bullet flight, etc...... These guys are able to do things with their rifles at 1000 yards that I would have considered mythical before joing this forum! Now I am able to see and do part of what I am reading about here.</p><p></p><p>Meister, thank you. That is the kind of confident thought I was looking for. Someone to confirm that my choice of bbl length isn't totally nuts /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif It's not tlike I could change it now since I already ordered the barrel but like I said before, this is just a starter set-up. I didn't spend too much on the Douglas. I could always sell it and order something longer if I had to.</p><p></p><p>dc</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dog caller, post: 107990, member: 5659"] [ QUOTE ] I am thinking that because we are dealing with a small case relative to the bore size, we would not lose much velocity, but I would like to be sure. [/ QUOTE ] That is my thoughts exactly! According to my friends (who are all three law enforcment snipers, one of them a tactical shooting instructer) the 308 does not benefit from a longer tube <u>near</u> as much as the "over bore" calibers do. I will not use this rifle to hunt with, other than an occasional p-dog or long range coyote. I'm saving for a Kirby Allen special to use as a LR hunter. I am just using the opportunity to shoot with these guys to gain experience in wind doping, bullet flight, etc...... These guys are able to do things with their rifles at 1000 yards that I would have considered mythical before joing this forum! Now I am able to see and do part of what I am reading about here. Meister, thank you. That is the kind of confident thought I was looking for. Someone to confirm that my choice of bbl length isn't totally nuts [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] It's not tlike I could change it now since I already ordered the barrel but like I said before, this is just a starter set-up. I didn't spend too much on the Douglas. I could always sell it and order something longer if I had to. dc [/QUOTE]
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