Im building a 300 win mag long range rifle. ill be shooting anywhere from 50 yards to 1000 yards cuz im gonna hunt with it. im putting a muzzle brake on it and was wondering what length of barrel should i put on it not including the the muzzle brake. just the barrel before the muzzle brake is added.
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Re: best 300 win mag barrel specs.
What about a 25'' barrel. how do they compare to a 26'' barrel
What about a 25'' barrel. how do they compare to a 26'' barrel
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most people i know use 26
i also am getting a 26
most people i know use 26
i also am getting a 26
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My 300 just got tore down for a larger caliber but I used a 30" Kreiger. Shooting 190gn bullets was pushing 2980fps with RL22 and on 69.3gn of powder. Nice clean burn and accurate as hell. Still getting 1/2 MOA at 1000yards. The weight wasn't bad but I'm used to carrying 40-60lbs. packs when hunting. I never put a brake on mine and could shoot all day without hearing protection. Recoil was nothing too.
My 300 just got tore down for a larger caliber but I used a 30" Kreiger. Shooting 190gn bullets was pushing 2980fps with RL22 and on 69.3gn of powder. Nice clean burn and accurate as hell. Still getting 1/2 MOA at 1000yards. The weight wasn't bad but I'm used to carrying 40-60lbs. packs when hunting. I never put a brake on mine and could shoot all day without hearing protection. Recoil was nothing too.
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Distantplinker...You'll pay for that shooting all day without hearing protection. I am 41 and have been shooting since I was 6. I have had tinnitus since 1995 all because of no hearing protection. I have about 40% loss in my left ear and about 20% in my right. I hear loud crickets 24/7 and piss my wife off every day because I have to crank the damn tv crazy loud to hear it. Start wearing hearing protection or get good medical insurance as the Audiologist is going to be your new best friend.
Distantplinker...You'll pay for that shooting all day without hearing protection. I am 41 and have been shooting since I was 6. I have had tinnitus since 1995 all because of no hearing protection. I have about 40% loss in my left ear and about 20% in my right. I hear loud crickets 24/7 and piss my wife off every day because I have to crank the damn tv crazy loud to hear it. Start wearing hearing protection or get good medical insurance as the Audiologist is going to be your new best friend.
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I know, I know... I would say you sound like the old lady by my "selective" hearing went out on her years ago. I'm 37 now with near perfect hearing still ans have been shooting since about 5 also. I have to now with a 338RUM with a large brake. I use a suppressed SBR'S when I teach classes ...
I know, I know... I would say you sound like the old lady by my "selective" hearing went out on her years ago. I'm 37 now with near perfect hearing still ans have been shooting since about 5 also. I have to now with a 338RUM with a large brake. I use a suppressed SBR'S when I teach classes ...
Re: best 300 win mag barrel specs.
22 to 24" for me, if I'm planning to hunt with it. Take a look at the SWAT article by Eugene Nielsen and TacOps about barrel length.
22 to 24" for me, if I'm planning to hunt with it. Take a look at the SWAT article by Eugene Nielsen and TacOps about barrel length.
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I love a 24" barrel for any round really, 24" magnum contour barrel with a 1 in 10 twist will be a perfect hunting barrel as well as long range barrel.
I love a 24" barrel for any round really, 24" magnum contour barrel with a 1 in 10 twist will be a perfect hunting barrel as well as long range barrel.
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Mine is a 24" and it seems to be perfect. It deff has no problem reaching out there, especially 1000yds. Good luck.
Mine is a 24" and it seems to be perfect. It deff has no problem reaching out there, especially 1000yds. Good luck.
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The only reason I went 30" was powder reduction and was able to maintain just under 3000fps with 190smk. As much shooting as I do it actually seemed to extend the barrel life not burning all the dang powder in the barrel. The first barrel I had seemed just as accurate after break-in as it did when I hit 3K rounds in it. I am stuck on Kreiger after that barrel performance.
The only reason I went 30" was powder reduction and was able to maintain just under 3000fps with 190smk. As much shooting as I do it actually seemed to extend the barrel life not burning all the dang powder in the barrel. The first barrel I had seemed just as accurate after break-in as it did when I hit 3K rounds in it. I am stuck on Kreiger after that barrel performance.
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I would say longer is better but if you are hunting out a blind then maneuvering a 29" barrel can be tricky.
I would say longer is better but if you are hunting out a blind then maneuvering a 29" barrel can be tricky.
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More important than its physical length would be for us first to know what bullet your building it around first. Factors such as twist, cant and squeeze have as much, if not more, to do with velocity as barrel length. Note also that recoil is a product of physics that starts long before the bullet has left the muzzle! As such numerous test will support the theory of shorter barrels, within reason, can be more accurate. Especially if the shooter has any positional or procedural issues with recoil management they will become more pronounced as the barrel length is increased.
More important than its physical length would be for us first to know what bullet your building it around first. Factors such as twist, cant and squeeze have as much, if not more, to do with velocity as barrel length. Note also that recoil is a product of physics that starts long before the bullet has left the muzzle! As such numerous test will support the theory of shorter barrels, within reason, can be more accurate. Especially if the shooter has any positional or procedural issues with recoil management they will become more pronounced as the barrel length is increased.
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