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<blockquote data-quote="summitjunky" data-source="post: 914225" data-attributes="member: 14502"><p>I am debating on making a short barrel 300 win mag. I have one in a 26 inch tube already. I was thinking of something 20" or under. I know I am kinda crazy but that is why I posted it in the specialty pistol section. Not that your crazy but you probably like to fiddle with things that your not really supposed to do like i do.I was wondering with the guys who shoot specialty pistol what type of powders you are using? Do any of you use a 300 win mag or some thing similar?I want to load 200-230 grain bullets. The thing I want to minimize is muzzle flash and blast if possible. I have had pretty good luck with the Retumbo, H1000, 4831sc. The normal stuff in a longer barrel. I was wondering would a faster burn rate work better in the short barrel? Also how do the shorter barrels like the heavy bullets? Or do you pretty much use the same loads for the short barrels as the long ones. I have found some articles on cutting the 308 barrels way down he used IMR4895 and a 165gr -170gr bullet and had pretty good success here is the article if your interested <a href="http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2014/01/daniel-zimmerman/practical-applications-short-barreled-precision-rifle/" target="_blank">Short-Barreled Precision Rifle Performance Demystified...Again | The Truth About Guns</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="summitjunky, post: 914225, member: 14502"] I am debating on making a short barrel 300 win mag. I have one in a 26 inch tube already. I was thinking of something 20" or under. I know I am kinda crazy but that is why I posted it in the specialty pistol section. Not that your crazy but you probably like to fiddle with things that your not really supposed to do like i do.I was wondering with the guys who shoot specialty pistol what type of powders you are using? Do any of you use a 300 win mag or some thing similar?I want to load 200-230 grain bullets. The thing I want to minimize is muzzle flash and blast if possible. I have had pretty good luck with the Retumbo, H1000, 4831sc. The normal stuff in a longer barrel. I was wondering would a faster burn rate work better in the short barrel? Also how do the shorter barrels like the heavy bullets? Or do you pretty much use the same loads for the short barrels as the long ones. I have found some articles on cutting the 308 barrels way down he used IMR4895 and a 165gr -170gr bullet and had pretty good success here is the article if your interested [url=http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2014/01/daniel-zimmerman/practical-applications-short-barreled-precision-rifle/]Short-Barreled Precision Rifle Performance Demystified...Again | The Truth About Guns[/url] [/QUOTE]
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