Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Gunsmithing
Remington 700, 30-06, Barrel Length
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="CA48" data-source="post: 2280023" data-attributes="member: 21446"><p>I was in your shoes at one time. One of my first rifles was a 30-06 Rem 700 ADL wood stock. Shot it for a long time and killed lots of deer and pigs with it. Made a mistake and sold it for a LR 308 set up. Then shortly after I regretted it and bought another one just like it. But i felt like it was missing something. I rarely shot game past 500 yards with it and decided the 24" Bbl was not needed for the shorter ranges. I had the barrel cut down to 16.5" and now it's one of my favorite rifles, very light and handy, and makes a great truck gun with a lot of knock down power for big boars. Short range stuff like rattling bucks in or shooting hogs down in the creek bottom I shoot factory Rem cor lokts 125gr. If I want to shoot game out 400-500 yards I shoot 215 bergers at 2580fps with RL17. Also bang steel at 700-800 yards.</p><p>If your shooting deer at 200 yards or less in the woods I would just cut it to 16.5", even at 20" you only gain 150-200fps from 16.5" which will make no difference at ranges that short. As far as it being louder you won't be able to tell any difference. Guns are loud, if your not wearing ear plugs your ears will be damaged and ring regardless if the barrel is 24" or 16".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CA48, post: 2280023, member: 21446"] I was in your shoes at one time. One of my first rifles was a 30-06 Rem 700 ADL wood stock. Shot it for a long time and killed lots of deer and pigs with it. Made a mistake and sold it for a LR 308 set up. Then shortly after I regretted it and bought another one just like it. But i felt like it was missing something. I rarely shot game past 500 yards with it and decided the 24” Bbl was not needed for the shorter ranges. I had the barrel cut down to 16.5” and now it’s one of my favorite rifles, very light and handy, and makes a great truck gun with a lot of knock down power for big boars. Short range stuff like rattling bucks in or shooting hogs down in the creek bottom I shoot factory Rem cor lokts 125gr. If I want to shoot game out 400-500 yards I shoot 215 bergers at 2580fps with RL17. Also bang steel at 700-800 yards. If your shooting deer at 200 yards or less in the woods I would just cut it to 16.5”, even at 20” you only gain 150-200fps from 16.5” which will make no difference at ranges that short. As far as it being louder you won’t be able to tell any difference. Guns are loud, if your not wearing ear plugs your ears will be damaged and ring regardless if the barrel is 24” or 16”. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Gunsmithing
Remington 700, 30-06, Barrel Length
Top