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Bolt design: advantages and disadvantages?
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<blockquote data-quote="SansSouci" data-source="post: 1002188" data-attributes="member: 84520"><p>I'm the complete opposite. Barrel length has nothing to do with accuracy. An 18" barreled rifle can be just as accurate as a 36" barreled gun. From memory alone, maximum velocity of a bullet is achieved around 26", but I might be wrong. </p><p></p><p>The longest barreled rifle I'll use is 24" I prefer 22" barrels. When I'm walking up-and-down Rocky Mountain ridges in thick brush, I want a lightweight, fast-handling rifle. </p><p></p><p>I have never seen a a hunter anywhere using a barrel longer than 26". The most common, at least as near as I can remember, is 22", then 24". </p><p></p><p>Last month my guide & I chased a huge bull elk for a solid 90 minutes up-and-down Rocky Mountain Ridges. I was carrying my 10lb 7MM Rem Mag. After a few ridges, that rifle weighed a ton. I killed him at 130 yards. My 22" barreled .270 Win that is a lot lighter would have killed him just as dead.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SansSouci, post: 1002188, member: 84520"] I'm the complete opposite. Barrel length has nothing to do with accuracy. An 18" barreled rifle can be just as accurate as a 36" barreled gun. From memory alone, maximum velocity of a bullet is achieved around 26", but I might be wrong. The longest barreled rifle I'll use is 24" I prefer 22" barrels. When I'm walking up-and-down Rocky Mountain ridges in thick brush, I want a lightweight, fast-handling rifle. I have never seen a a hunter anywhere using a barrel longer than 26". The most common, at least as near as I can remember, is 22", then 24". Last month my guide & I chased a huge bull elk for a solid 90 minutes up-and-down Rocky Mountain Ridges. I was carrying my 10lb 7MM Rem Mag. After a few ridges, that rifle weighed a ton. I killed him at 130 yards. My 22" barreled .270 Win that is a lot lighter would have killed him just as dead. [/QUOTE]
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