Can I cut my Remington 700 SPS .300 Win Mag barrel to 22 inch ? (1:10 twist)
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Yes and no.
IF you have a fixed stock and the rifles over all length after the barrel is shortened is more than 26" you are ok.
IF you plan to put the shortened barrelled action into a folding stock you "may" have an issue with the rifle being under the 26" over all length when the stock is in its shortest condition. Measure OAL BEFORE cutting and be safe.
You do realize that you will lose some velocity , whether it is significant is another question.
IF you have a fixed stock and the rifles over all length after the barrel is shortened is more than 26" you are ok.
IF you plan to put the shortened barrelled action into a folding stock you "may" have an issue with the rifle being under the 26" over all length when the stock is in its shortest condition. Measure OAL BEFORE cutting and be safe.
You do realize that you will lose some velocity , whether it is significant is another question.
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from what I read the velocity loss is not even an issue. I guess the recoil might be though
As for the stock I was thinking of getting a XLR Industries chassis without the folding stock option.
You should be good to go then.
Recoil will not change from shortening the barrel, you may get a bit more muzzle flash however. I would suspect you will lose about 100 to 150 FPS at the worst. Run faster burning powder to regain some of the velocity as to lessen flash.
By shortening your barrel you are taking away some of the benefits of having a 300 win mag, which is higher velocities than a standard cartridge can provide. If this if not significant then why did you purchase it in the beginning? Kind of seems like taking a step or two backwards in my opinion. Of course you can certainly cut it as long as you maintain legal length requirements.
Blastattack
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Um... what? The Remington 700 short-action receiver extends another 7.125" behind the breech face, and the Long-action is... well, even longer. He can easily cut his barrel to 18-1/2" (+1/16) and be well within OAL. The folding XLR stock still extends another ~1-1/2" inches behind the receiver before it folds. Lots of space to shorten.
Blastattack
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You can't shorten a non-restricted barrel beneath 470mm (18.503") and have the firearm remain non-restricted. Shortening to >18" make the firearm restricted, and shorting below 18" makes the firearm Prohibited. Buying, making and/or installing a newly manufactured barrel that is shorter is acceptable provided your OAL is greater than 26".
Thank you for...clarifying?
I think I get it now, but have no idea how anyone could have dreamt this up.
Blastattack
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Well if you accidentally take off 1/64" too much the firearm instantly turns evil and slaughters everything in the area. However, if the barrel is made short from a pure and virgin blank, it is completely inert and will never maliciously harm anything. Don't try too hard to understand our laws. They make little sense in the practical world.
You can but does it make sence to cut it down? What do you intend to use the rifle for because you might be better off just getting a .308 that already has the shorter barrel and it would still do what you want it to do but using less expensive ammo.
I did not purchase it, it was a trade and I did not think a 26'' barrel would bug me but it does. All my rifle barrels are between 18.5 to 22 inch and I kind of like it. Also, if I could have the same benefits of having a 300 win mag in a shorter barrel why shouldn't I do it then, the shorter the better !?
You are missing the point completely. A 300 win mag needs additional barrel length to burn the extra powder it has over standard rounds such as the 30-06. With a shorter barrel you are taking away this extra length therefore taking away most of the benefits you gain from a magnum round. You know there is a reason why manufactures have longer barrels on magnum calibers, otherwise they become kind of pointless. I think you should have done more research so you actually knew what you were receiving.
There are several 18-22" barrelled 338LM production rifles
that even with their shorter barrels outperform lesser 338 offerings.
Velocity is affected because the powder doesn't have sufficient space to completely burn in the shorter barrel. Any powder that doesn't burn while the bullet is still in the barrel doesn't accelerate the bullet. This lack of velocity cause a loss of energy throughout the bullet's trajectory. Accuracy wouldn't be affected very much but your drops to target will be larger.
