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Thread: The x55 and barrel length

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    Member Beetroot's Avatar
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    Performance is basically the same as a 260rem or 6.5CM so use info from them.
    A long barrel will always give better performance.

    My 19" 260 will do about 2700fps with 140s and 2800fps with 130s. My previous 260 was doing just over 2800fps with the standard Tikka 22.5" barrel.

 

 

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