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Barrel length question
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 551715" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>Case capacity, normally dictates barrel length. 23" for the WSM is fine. If you add a 26" barrel</p><p>you would not gain much. In fact if you look at the difference in the WSM and a 300 win mag</p><p>with the same barrel length (Measured from the muzzle to the bolt face) the 300 WSM has more</p><p>effective barrel length due to the shorter cartrige.</p><p></p><p>26" barrel are the rule for the big magnum cases to get optimum performance. more barrel will </p><p>get you a little more velocity,but at a cost.</p><p></p><p>300 yards is a chip shot for the 300 WSM. 600 to 800 yards should work fine for big game and</p><p>1000+ yards for target is very reasonable.</p><p></p><p>Bullet choice for the longer shots is important and I would consider 160 grain bullets to be the</p><p>minimum for long range shooting.</p><p></p><p>Don't sell your rifle if you like it, it will do any thing you want .</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 551715, member: 2736"] Case capacity, normally dictates barrel length. 23" for the WSM is fine. If you add a 26" barrel you would not gain much. In fact if you look at the difference in the WSM and a 300 win mag with the same barrel length (Measured from the muzzle to the bolt face) the 300 WSM has more effective barrel length due to the shorter cartrige. 26" barrel are the rule for the big magnum cases to get optimum performance. more barrel will get you a little more velocity,but at a cost. 300 yards is a chip shot for the 300 WSM. 600 to 800 yards should work fine for big game and 1000+ yards for target is very reasonable. Bullet choice for the longer shots is important and I would consider 160 grain bullets to be the minimum for long range shooting. Don't sell your rifle if you like it, it will do any thing you want . J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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