22 or 24 Barrel . 300 Win Mag - Long Range Hunting Forum Newbie question- I am having a rifle built and am torn between getting a 22" or 24" barrel, the action will be 300 Win Mag I am leaning towards the 22, as I will be using this gun for backpack hunting and would like the shorter length My question is this: How will the shorter barrel
Improving the 260. . . - Long Range Hunting Forum I'd run a 24" bbl minimum if you're looking for max fps 1:8 twist will be plenty, there are a few new bullets out that have great BC that require 1:7 5 but they're heavy and that small case would probably have better ballistics shooting a bit lighter bullets faster
. 308 muzzle velocity, with 20 inch tactical barrel? I have a 308 BLR with 18 5" bbl I get ~2600 with 165gr AB's Haven't shot anything past 300yd with it yet but my ballistic table suggests my loads should have adequate velocity for expansion to 500yd The 308 is a very efficient cartridge From what I understand, it only needs an 18" barrel for a complete burn with mid-hvy bullets
30-06 (22 in. or 24 inch barrel) - Long Range Hunting Forum That is out of the 22 inch barrel I know if I went with a 24 inch barrel Rifle I could get about 100 fps more Would it be worth the investment to buy another 30-06 with a 24 inch barrel? 2" of bbl will not change much-- 50 fps or so step up to a 300win if you think you need more
. 220 swift loads - Long Range Hunting Forum Hello Swift one! I shot the bbl out of a 2-77's and a Savage in Swift with the following load: Win Brass fed 210 50g Nosler Ballistic tip 43-44 5g of AA 2700 depending on the rifle accuracy 350 or less at 100 Velocity 4000 fps The AA 2700 will give you much longer bbl life than IMR 4064 which proved to eat up the throat on the first 77 that I had this load also proved to shoot very well as
Expert Gear Reviews Tactical Tips - Long Range Hunting Forum I'm a big fan of PWS AR platform rifles and came across this Seems like a decent deal from a great company, but I don't know a lot about the chassis rifle world I have a couple 300 Wby rifles, and was considering trying something in the 338 or 375 flavors I have a Blaser R8, so I could just grab a 338 LM or 375 H H barrel and call it good, too