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Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Biggest Bore...Heaviest Hitter...Long Range
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<blockquote data-quote="Rooks" data-source="post: 2125412" data-attributes="member: 113765"><p>If you're dead set on that short barrel you'll need a short cartridge case. Efficiency will suck and muzzle blast will be awful in that length if you use a relatively large case. Consider a longer barrel and you options for cartridge selection will grow. Additionally, distances less than 650 yds can be achieved easily with many cartridges. If 180gr class projectiles are your intent, the two cartridges that I have enough experience with to weigh in on are 30-06, and 300wm. You would be far better suited with the 06' in a 22" barrel which is common in factory rifles. Longer barrels give greater performance, but 22" is appropriate. I have killed enough deer at the ranges noted with a highly accurate 30-06 and 180 class bullets to be comfortable placing the combo on the "heavy hitter," list.(heavy enough) I run a variety of 185 gr bullets out of a 24" barrel a bit above 2800fps and the results leave nothing to be desired by me, with regard to accuracy and terminal performance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rooks, post: 2125412, member: 113765"] If you’re dead set on that short barrel you’ll need a short cartridge case. Efficiency will suck and muzzle blast will be awful in that length if you use a relatively large case. Consider a longer barrel and you options for cartridge selection will grow. Additionally, distances less than 650 yds can be achieved easily with many cartridges. If 180gr class projectiles are your intent, the two cartridges that I have enough experience with to weigh in on are 30-06, and 300wm. You would be far better suited with the 06’ in a 22” barrel which is common in factory rifles. Longer barrels give greater performance, but 22” is appropriate. I have killed enough deer at the ranges noted with a highly accurate 30-06 and 180 class bullets to be comfortable placing the combo on the “heavy hitter,” list.(heavy enough) I run a variety of 185 gr bullets out of a 24” barrel a bit above 2800fps and the results leave nothing to be desired by me, with regard to accuracy and terminal performance. [/QUOTE]
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