3 inches barrel difference
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BigUglyMan
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Ask your wife.
Seriously, you'll lose a bit but likely not enough to worry about. There was talk in the early days of difficulty with the wood stocked version and recoil splitting stocks but I imagine that has either been sorted out or a good glass bedding job would solve it.
I'd be inclined to go with the 20" version for carry ability.
Seriously, you'll lose a bit but likely not enough to worry about. There was talk in the early days of difficulty with the wood stocked version and recoil splitting stocks but I imagine that has either been sorted out or a good glass bedding job would solve it.
I'd be inclined to go with the 20" version for carry ability.
With such a low velocity cartridge, 20-25fps per inch of barrel, is more likely.
Nothing wrong with putting the muzzle blast a bit further away either...
I had an 18.5" Model Seven in .308 that was pretty voracious. My 22" .30-06 Featherweight feels mild compared to that rifle and it's only a little heavier. Perhaps I'm more sensitive to muzzle blast than others.
I had an 18.5" Model Seven in .308 that was pretty voracious. My 22" .30-06 Featherweight feels mild compared to that rifle and it's only a little heavier. Perhaps I'm more sensitive to muzzle blast than others.
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- Prince Albert, Sk
There can be a wide range of velocities difference because of a ton of variables.
I have measured from 15-40 with 20 ft/sec being most realistic average.
You can have the same rifle same specs, same ammo, same barrel length and have differences so really, does the theory even add up to make a practical difference?
The game won't know.
But like others have said, a carrying rifle 3" shorter , that is much more comfortable to tote and point.
Mind you, if you shoot like me 3" closer to the game can't hurt.
I have measured from 15-40 with 20 ft/sec being most realistic average.
You can have the same rifle same specs, same ammo, same barrel length and have differences so really, does the theory even add up to make a practical difference?
The game won't know.
But like others have said, a carrying rifle 3" shorter , that is much more comfortable to tote and point.
Mind you, if you shoot like me 3" closer to the game can't hurt.
BigUglyMan
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- New Scotland
.416/400gr bullet at 2400 flies pretty similar to the .308/180gr at 2800. But you're right, 2400 or 2325 makes no nevermind.
Aside from the velocity perhaps you should try shouldering both. At one time I owned a 35 Whelen with a 26" barrel. Lots of guys said it would hang up in the bush (never) and be a burden to carry (never was). What I liked about it was how smooth it was to hold and shoot offhand. Velocity is one consideration but pointing and shooting is another. Just my opinion.
I agree with this opinion. Folks are always saying the 18" Guide is handier than my 22" 444S. I simply don't agree. Subsistence hunters from an earlier time often preferred long barrelled rifles over carbines. Our forefathers hunted some wild country with flintlocks as long a teenager. My little Lee Enfield sure blasts away. The powder may be burnt in the first few inches but the pressure lasts for the length of the barrel I believe. A 22 rimfire burns up its little powder charge quick but the barrel seems to reach optimum length somewhere around 16-18 inches from reports. Surely a 416 is still well pressured at any reasonable length barrel.
My vote is for the longer barrelled rifle.
