I'm thinking of getting a Remington SPS Varmint and having the barrel shortened to 22 inches, therefore getting better velocity than a 20" Tactical without the unwieldy length of the Varmint 26" tube. Any thoughts???
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Edited by Kemosabe (11/04/0908:41 PM)
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#1422141 - 11/04/0911:44 PMRe: Shortening an SPS Varmint??
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I cut my SPSV back to 20 inches, it lost appx 70fps with it's favorite load.
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#1422356 - 11/05/0907:08 AMRe: Shortening an SPS Varmint??
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Just got my 700P, basically the same barreled action, back from SAS with the barrel cut down to 20". I won't get to shoot it until this weekend, but I like it already.
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#1422397 - 11/05/0907:40 AMRe: Shortening an SPS Varmint??
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Kemosabe...I did it all by myself!
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QUOTE..."i have a savage 111 243 with the factory scope i paid like 350 bucks ive hit the same bullet hole in a target a few times so i think buying a remington or winchester or ruger or whatever is pointless"
After further review - and research - I guess I'll just buy a 20" "Tactical". Less than 100FPS velocity difference between 22" and 20" tubes. PLUS - it says "TACTICAL" on it!! 24 or 26 inch just seems too unwieldy.
Thanks for all input.
Edited by Kemosabe (11/05/0910:00 AM) Edit Reason: Revise and extend my remarks
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I had Roscoe cut mine down to 20" on Sunday afternoon, he did a great job, I will try and crono some loads this weekend, and see if that 6 inches really mattered. It just made it so much more useful as a hunting rifle around here.
I had Roscoe cut mine down to 20" on Sunday afternoon, he did a great job, I will try and crono some loads this weekend, and see if that 6 inches really mattered. It just made it so much more useful as a hunting rifle around here.
After further review - and research - I guess I'll just buy a 20" "Tactical". Less than 100FPS velocity difference between 22" and 20" tubes. PLUS - it says "TACTICAL" on it!! 24 or 26 inch just seems too unwieldy.
Thanks for all input.
With the factory barrel I'd bet it's even less loss in FPS than that from a 26 to 20".
I had Roscoe cut mine down to 20" on Sunday afternoon, he did a great job, I will try and crono some loads this weekend, and see if that 6 inches really mattered. It just made it so much more useful as a hunting rifle around here.
Must be nice to live so close to Roscoe.
Yeah, I called him around lunch, by 2:00pm I was on my way back home, with my shortened rifle.
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