I was looking at a rifle for 600 yards and in that was short and compact. I had a 13.7" and a 20" 6 arc. Ended up selling those and went 22 arc. Flatter shooting and bullets are cheaper. Now I have a 21", 13.7", and a 11.5" 22 arc. I basically shoot only ammo i load. The 21" eats 85.5 bergers...