remington sps varmint barrel chop what do you think.

[TacticalDan]

I have a remington sps varmint in .308 that a 26 inch barell and I would like to cut the barell down to about 20 inches to make it a little lighter and more weildy what would be the disadvantages of this and how would it effect acuracy...thanks for your thoughts.

 

[Donnie]

Go for it. Improve the crown at the same time.

 

[lonely_wolf]

Chop it to twenty and never look back. You will be surprised at the positive difference it will make. Get a USMC crown while you are at it.

 

[220Swifty]

What cal.?

If it is a 22-250 or the like, get a sporter weight and sell the heavy barreled rig.

 

[A&Shuntr]

FYI - "I have a remington sps varmint in .308"

What cal.?

If it is a 22-250 or the like, get a sporter weight and sell the heavy barreled rig.

 

[Boomer]

What's it for? If you are using your rifle for hunting or target shooting out to a quarter mile, there is nothing wrong with a 20" .308. However, if you have the long range bug and wish to reach out there to a half mile or so, the longer pipe would be an advantage, particularly if you want to shoot 155s at anything like 3000.

 

[Rembo]

take it to 22"...4" is a big difference......20" will look kinda stubby with the SPS fore-end...

 

[SuperCub]

take it to 22"...4" is a big difference......20" will look kinda stubby with the SPS fore-end...

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[StoneHorse]

Split the difference and go 21".

 

[wildoats]

I have an SPS Varmint in.243 I cut to 21", it shoots great! go for it ...

 

[220Swifty]

FYI - "I have a remington sps varmint in .308"

If you look at the time stamp, you might see it was a little later in the evening. I may have had a couple of beers in me.