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Short barreled rifles
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<blockquote data-quote="yorke-1" data-source="post: 2076276" data-attributes="member: 11960"><p>I've played with a LOT of short barrels between 16-18" in a bunch of different chamberings. What performance are you trying to get and do you have any action/bolt face limitations?</p><p></p><p>As a general rule, figure out the performance you'd be happy with from a 24-26" barrel, then go up one class in chambering for a short barrel. Expample:</p><p></p><p>You want to shoot a 140gr 6.5 mm bullet at 2800 fps. That lands you in the realm of a 6.5 Creedoor in a standard rifle barrel (for most factory loads). To get that in an 18" barrel, I'd look at something like a 6.5-06, 6.5x284 Win, or 6.5 PRC. If I wanted 308 Win rifle ballistic in a short barrel, I'd look at the 30-06 or possibly a 300 Win Mag or WSM.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yorke-1, post: 2076276, member: 11960"] I've played with a LOT of short barrels between 16-18" in a bunch of different chamberings. What performance are you trying to get and do you have any action/bolt face limitations? As a general rule, figure out the performance you'd be happy with from a 24-26" barrel, then go up one class in chambering for a short barrel. Expample: You want to shoot a 140gr 6.5 mm bullet at 2800 fps. That lands you in the realm of a 6.5 Creedoor in a standard rifle barrel (for most factory loads). To get that in an 18" barrel, I'd look at something like a 6.5-06, 6.5x284 Win, or 6.5 PRC. If I wanted 308 Win rifle ballistic in a short barrel, I'd look at the 30-06 or possibly a 300 Win Mag or WSM. [/QUOTE]
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