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Barrel Length

Shoots 700's

Sergeant
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Jun 26, 2008
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With all the hipe on 20" barrels for .308 is there any real velocity disserence between a 26" and a 20".

I have read the most if not all powder is burned up within the first 18-20". And have heard there is really no lost velocity in a 20" and being shorter it os also stiffer.

Seems like a 20" version would be the logical choice.

Any thoughts?
 
Re: Barrel Length

yeah there is some velocity loss....but not much maybe 100fps. I would stick with a 18-22 inch 308 tube