Thread: Barrel Lengths and Accuracy

Here is a bit more information :
Smallbore accuracy

Using barrel vibrations to tune a barrel

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oh yeah...and long barrels are a right pain in the arse in the bush!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

oh yeah...and long barrels are a right pain in the arse in the bush!!!!!!

Really...depends on how you hunting and what bush you in. I bushstalk all the time. Most of its in beech or native, some scrub but most places as soon s you get out of the car and hit the bush you might see sign so not travelling lighting fast. Because im always nearly holding my rifle, and not carried over the shoudler ive found the longer barrel no problem at all. My go to 243 is 22 inch and my 308 is 24 inch shooting 150sst at 2995fpss(chonry). Even the 24 inch 308 i never thought about cutting it down. If you stalking along, carrying your rifle it barely gets hung up, or will be a problem compared to a shorter model with say a thicker suppressor on the end .(yes, i have carried my mates short verison). Each to their own, but some of the bush is quite thick where i hunt and the longer barrel isnt a big issue for me.
Pig hunting is a different matter, as travelling faster a longer barrel is a pain in the arse, but if you stalking deer, you going slow, the slower the better so no problem really but thats just me