16 inch barrel?
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Blastattack
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That thing is sweet. Not a major fan of the green finish, but it looks awesome otherwise. the 16" barrel is certainly more than adequate for it's "intended" purpose.
That's the sh!t right there. The only thing I don't like personally is the 1:12" barrel. If it were me, I'd want a 1:10" at the minimum. Otherwise, I like it. 16" for a .308 Winchester is going to be on the loud side, even without the muzzle brake. The brake will just make it worse without the benefit of a supressor.
Blastattack
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Blastattack
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A good thread about the rifle:
http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=336401
http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=336401
ultimate_monkey
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18" to 1000yds, so i dont think 16 would fall to short of the same
[youtube]15qj032UJ1I[/youtube]
Barrel length isn't much of an issue with respect to grouping.
It does affect velocity.
Velocity affects trajectory and wind drift.
Trajectory isn't much of an issue with known distance shooting.
Wind drift is a critical issue at longer ranges. Reduced wind drift can make a huge difference.
It does affect velocity.
Velocity affects trajectory and wind drift.
Trajectory isn't much of an issue with known distance shooting.
Wind drift is a critical issue at longer ranges. Reduced wind drift can make a huge difference.
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A 16" .308 will be noisy, so of course they decide to put a brake on a heavy weight rifle chambered for the little .308 just to make sure you can enjoy all the noise it has to offer.
All things being equal, a shorter barrel should produce better accuracy than a longer barrel of equal quality, due to its greater stiffness. Velocity will be somewhat reduced, but does it matter? Steps can be taken to choose a load that minimizes the loss of velocity between a short and a long barrel. While its true that the highest velocity loading in a long barrel produces the highest velocity in a short, heavy bullets tend to use smaller powder charges of the same powder, which requires less barrel length to get their bullets up to speed. The heavier bullet has a lower velocity in the long barrel so from a short barrel the percentage of velocity loss is smaller than with a light bullet. In this case however you are limited by the 1:12 twist, so 220 gr match bullets aren't an option, but a 200 or a 210 MK should stabilize. At long range, the slower bullet has more time to be effected by wind, but the adjustment for wind drift is specific to your individual rifle and load anyway, so if you have to add an extra minute or so at a half mile, than you would had your rifle had a long barrel, it probably doesn't matter much.
All things being equal, a shorter barrel should produce better accuracy than a longer barrel of equal quality, due to its greater stiffness. Velocity will be somewhat reduced, but does it matter? Steps can be taken to choose a load that minimizes the loss of velocity between a short and a long barrel. While its true that the highest velocity loading in a long barrel produces the highest velocity in a short, heavy bullets tend to use smaller powder charges of the same powder, which requires less barrel length to get their bullets up to speed. The heavier bullet has a lower velocity in the long barrel so from a short barrel the percentage of velocity loss is smaller than with a light bullet. In this case however you are limited by the 1:12 twist, so 220 gr match bullets aren't an option, but a 200 or a 210 MK should stabilize. At long range, the slower bullet has more time to be effected by wind, but the adjustment for wind drift is specific to your individual rifle and load anyway, so if you have to add an extra minute or so at a half mile, than you would had your rifle had a long barrel, it probably doesn't matter much.
Admittedly, you could easily build your own custom for less than what CZ wants at MSRP. It's a great factory package if you wanted an off the shelf rifle but I personally wouldn't be all that crazy about spending $2,500 for a any rifle that came equipped with a Bell & Carlson stock.
Agreed, not sure why it has a price like that. I can read on the website they say the action is ''polished''. Bottom line you have a decent mauser action, a 16inch pipe and a stock you can find mostly everywhere.
But it looks awesome
But it looks awesome
Ultimate Monkey
Ultimate Monkey
Great shooting BTW!
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What a sweet shooting range ya got there!!
Nice work videoing the shooting and targeting.
Nice lil' rifle!
To sya I am crazy jealous of the supressor is an understatement !!! lol
Ultimate Monkey
Great shooting BTW!
3 things
What a sweet shooting range ya got there!!
Nice work videoing the shooting and targeting.
Nice lil' rifle!
To sya I am crazy jealous of the supressor is an understatement !!! lol
ultimate_monkey
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ha ! i wish i could say thats my video, credit is due to SHlowlight from snipershide and the range is "rifles only" down in the states, hence the suppressor
