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<blockquote data-quote="gvjm" data-source="post: 1917597" data-attributes="member: 52138"><p>My H&K was inconsistent on terminal ballistics. It was a 19 1/2" barrel. Years later I finally got a chronograph and a 24" 700 bolt gun. There was sometimes as much as 200 FPS difference. This is not a big problem when you're in the 2900 FPS range. I later learned that bullets under 33 caliber lost their ability to impart hydrostatic/ hydraulic shock under 2600fps. On more than a few hunts I've seen the difference between what kind of performance my H&K delivered on game compared to what I saw with guy using the same load but with a longer barrel. With a 16" barrel you're going to get near 30-30 type performance but you're not using 30-30 style bullets. It's my opinion that you commit to a caliber by its top end performance. A 16" barrel hampers what a 308 can do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gvjm, post: 1917597, member: 52138"] My H&K was inconsistent on terminal ballistics. It was a 19 1/2” barrel. Years later I finally got a chronograph and a 24” 700 bolt gun. There was sometimes as much as 200 FPS difference. This is not a big problem when you’re in the 2900 FPS range. I later learned that bullets under 33 caliber lost their ability to impart hydrostatic/ hydraulic shock under 2600fps. On more than a few hunts I’ve seen the difference between what kind of performance my H&K delivered on game compared to what I saw with guy using the same load but with a longer barrel. With a 16” barrel you’re going to get near 30-30 type performance but you’re not using 30-30 style bullets. It’s my opinion that you commit to a caliber by its top end performance. A 16” barrel hampers what a 308 can do. [/QUOTE]
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