Barrel length question

[Win308]

I am trying to choose between a Savage FV and a Savage FV SR. I plan to put the action on a Boyd’s Tacticool stock. The FV SR is nice because it comes with a nice bolt knob, a scope rail, and a threaded muzzle. The thing that bothers me the most between the two is the barrel length; the FV is 21” and the FV SR is only 16.5”. Given that I live in NJ nd I am not going to buy a suppressor any time soon, and that I would like to get some wind reading practice in at 300yds, will the longer barrel get me any more accuracy than the shorter barrel would give me?

 

[Force_Multiplier]

Re: Barrel length question

no

 

[TOP PREDATOR]

Re: Barrel length question

i second that, most of the powder is burnt up at around 16/17 inches, especially with standard / match velocity ammo.

the extra barrel length is nice for open sights for a better sight picture, but that's about it.