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6.5 creedmoor barrel length
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<blockquote data-quote="letzhunt" data-source="post: 1585824" data-attributes="member: 38430"><p>My Barrett Fieldcraft 6.5 Creed has an 18" barrel.......deer don't mind being killed by it! Do I have to adjust my dope for that rifle ...yep. But figuring that out (at the range of course) is part of the fun. I limit myself to shorter shots because of the energy loss at extended ranges, but that rifle is for a specific purpose. If I plan on longer shots (500 plus) I take my 300 WM. The point is if I was a "One Gun" kinda guy then yes a longer barrel would be better suited for ALL the hunting/shots I may encounter. However, If I were a One Gun guy my rifle would not likely be a 6.5 Creed either.</p><p>When I ask myself what length barrel do I want in a new build, my first question is what do I have already, Then what environment will I be carrying it (mountains, plains etc) and the farthest likely shot. Its always a compromise but what I have learned over the years:</p><p>1:You carry the rifle way more than you shoot it so weight may be a bigger factor than some realize.</p><p>2: barrel length is not always synonymous with weight. I tend to go thinner profile and longer length and that works. If I go short then I tend to go really short...so the advantage goes the way of portability.</p><p>3: In the end I build what I want and justify it however I need to....then I build in the opposite direction as well!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="letzhunt, post: 1585824, member: 38430"] My Barrett Fieldcraft 6.5 Creed has an 18" barrel.......deer don't mind being killed by it! Do I have to adjust my dope for that rifle ...yep. But figuring that out (at the range of course) is part of the fun. I limit myself to shorter shots because of the energy loss at extended ranges, but that rifle is for a specific purpose. If I plan on longer shots (500 plus) I take my 300 WM. The point is if I was a "One Gun" kinda guy then yes a longer barrel would be better suited for ALL the hunting/shots I may encounter. However, If I were a One Gun guy my rifle would not likely be a 6.5 Creed either. When I ask myself what length barrel do I want in a new build, my first question is what do I have already, Then what environment will I be carrying it (mountains, plains etc) and the farthest likely shot. Its always a compromise but what I have learned over the years: 1:You carry the rifle way more than you shoot it so weight may be a bigger factor than some realize. 2: barrel length is not always synonymous with weight. I tend to go thinner profile and longer length and that works. If I go short then I tend to go really short...so the advantage goes the way of portability. 3: In the end I build what I want and justify it however I need to....then I build in the opposite direction as well! [/QUOTE]
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