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Reloading standard cartridges in short barrels
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<blockquote data-quote="Savage 12BVSS" data-source="post: 1833873" data-attributes="member: 112413"><p>I use IMR4350 in a 260 20" barrel and same powder (different charge weight) in a 20" 7mm-08 barrel. Both accurate but slower than longer barrels of course. Use RL15 in a 22" 308 also with very good results. You have to give up some velocity with the short barrel trade-off but the barrel will tell you what it likes in bullet and powder. They are stiffer for node tuning, Agree with David Emerson and Wilderness Blacktail both, believe it was JB who voiced that opinion. All three above mentioned guns are sub 1/2 MOA so accuracy is not a trade-off just cool more in group shooting. Sorry went to walk my crazy dog in the artic snowdrifts and forgot to post bullet weight. I like and shoot lighter weight bullets so the 260 is 130gr, the 7mm-08 is 140gr, and the 308 is 150gr. Can't speak for heavyweight's but the lighter ones shoot good. Now if we can just live thru these -22 temps....shooting seems like a long ways away <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Savage 12BVSS, post: 1833873, member: 112413"] I use IMR4350 in a 260 20" barrel and same powder (different charge weight) in a 20" 7mm-08 barrel. Both accurate but slower than longer barrels of course. Use RL15 in a 22" 308 also with very good results. You have to give up some velocity with the short barrel trade-off but the barrel will tell you what it likes in bullet and powder. They are stiffer for node tuning, Agree with David Emerson and Wilderness Blacktail both, believe it was JB who voiced that opinion. All three above mentioned guns are sub 1/2 MOA so accuracy is not a trade-off just cool more in group shooting. Sorry went to walk my crazy dog in the artic snowdrifts and forgot to post bullet weight. I like and shoot lighter weight bullets so the 260 is 130gr, the 7mm-08 is 140gr, and the 308 is 150gr. Can't speak for heavyweight's but the lighter ones shoot good. Now if we can just live thru these -22 temps....shooting seems like a long ways away :) [/QUOTE]
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