Thinking of cutting 10 inch of barrel...

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I have this brand new Palma style Browning A-bolt ll Target 308 all set for LR shooting 28 inch barrel, wide forearm, set trigger, adjustable cheekpiece 1 in 12 twist, i am thinking of having a gunsmith cut off the barrel to 18.5 inch and recrown it ... Du to the shorter barrel accuracy could even get better, shorter = stiffer= different harmonics, that could be good, what does the top gun here think about it... JP.
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I'd have to second what cerickson said.

Cutting that barrel could take something good and make it mediocre.
I don't know what the price to get a barrel cut and crowned is, but you might be better off leaving that barrel how it is and buying a new barrel at the 18.5" length you want.
 
No way to know unless you do it, you certainly can chop it off and if it doesn't work out then have the gunsmith put a good match barrel on it, someone has to keep them busy. :)


then again I'd probably keep it like it is...
 
I bought that rifle, but just realized afterward, that if i except velocity gain it will not serve any purposes since i dont shoot much past 800 metres and at that distance a rifle (Nemesis or Steyr Scout) with a 20 inch barrel are perfect for the job and since Sean from NS barrel is preparing my custom 308 with a 24 inch barrel, i think, it will cover all... JP.
 
I've been eye-balling that rifle since you put it on the EE. It's exactly the rifle I would buy if I had the funds. So I think it is appealing as it is.

Where you're selling it anyway, just adjust your price or be patient.
 
AdrianM said:
I've been eye-balling that rifle since you put it on the EE. It's exactly the rifle I would buy if I had the funds. So I think it is appealing as it is.

Where you're selling it anyway, just adjust your price or be patient.
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All ready took my loss, might as well have fun trying things instead of losing to much... JP.
 
Sell that thing a pick up a semi auto bud! Kidding... Why don't you fool around at the range with it after you got your optic all set up. See what it does. A second barrel is probably the best bet if that's what you desire.
 
My thoughts on cutting primarily extend to resale value. I would keep the barrel as is especially if it is NIB unfired. Remove it and set it aside or sell seperately as it is at its max value when new/unfired. The second you cut it or fire a round through it, it depreciates.

At least if you buy a second shorter custom barrel you get what you want PLUS keep the resale value of the original barrel, which can be then used to offset the cost of the replacement barrel OR be set aside to be sold with the rifle if you choose to do so later on.
 
How 'bout instead of f-ing up a nice gun you give some thought to what that gun was optimized to achieve. Buy a box of Sierra 155 Palmas (#2156) and seat them over 46gr. of Varget. Watch what happens...
Forget about friggen 208 Amax's on this one.
 
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I don't know what all the winging is about, its private property, and a Browning Abolt. I for one say give her the chop, but I would hold at 19, just incase I wanted to recrown again later. The barrels on the Browning target rifles are nice, but their lack of a shorter barrel length means you are only going to get it there with a hacksaw. Additionally I think it will be a better looking rifle at 18-20, and like you say, still good for shorter-long ranges. I think for a precision-lite rifle the cut will do it a world of good.
 
I think if my choice come to that that a 19 inch bull barrel target could be a real tack driver since at 19 inch the barrel will stil have 1.125 inch thick, this should make a VERY stiff barrel... Will see... JP.
 
Don't cut the barrel,,,if it isn't as accurate as you think it should be, maybe you haven't found the right load.

Long barrels are just as accurate as short barrels.
 
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