Question about 270wsm barrel length

[pburton]

I just picked up a Remington Model 7 in .270 wsm on a trade. It is a great little rifle and shoots pretty good for a factory stock rifle. I have decided that this rifle will be my light weight pack around in the thick stuff rifle and for anything 500 yards and under. This rifle has a 22" barrel which makes me think that I am not getting the full potential out of the wsm. My question is would rebarreling this rifle to a 25-26" barrel give me enough significant advantage in performance to out weigh the weight difference? I was thinking about ordering a #4 Brux and having it cut to 25" finished length. Would this be worth it? or should I just go with it as is? The only other plans for this rifle is bedding the action and working over the trigger. It is a wood stocked CDL model. Thanks in advance for any info.

 

[el matador]

You may gain about 100 fps by rebarreling, not worth it in my opinion for a 500 yard gun. You should be able to shoot 140s over 3000 fps easily with a 22" barrel and that's plenty of poop for anything you should be shooting with a .270. If it shoots well as-is I'd count my blessings and spend my money on some ammo!

 

[pburton]

Very good point. Maybe down the road if I ever shoot this barrel out I will go a little longer when I rebarrel. Thanks for your input.

 

[bigngreen]

With lighter bullets you won't see as much gain, if you want shoot the heavies like the Matrix 165 gr VLD then a 26 inch with a 1-9 twist really gives you some long range capability.

 

[pburton]

Thanks for the info. That makes sense. I am not sure I would be able to run the heavy VLD's through this rifle. Since it is a model 7 I am not sure I would have the length in my magazine to seat them out where they need to be.