Long vs Short Barrels
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Long vs Short Barrels
I usually shoot 26" barreled rifles for CF lever action silhouette. But my experience has been that the longer sight radius at 200 yards isn't a big deal. Wondering about the ballistic advantage- is there any with the extra barrel length and a 30-30 at 200 yards?
Thinking is there any real advantage in a Winchester 94 with a 26" barrel vs a Marlin 336 with a 20" barrel at 200 yards.
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chuck
Thinking is there any real advantage in a Winchester 94 with a 26" barrel vs a Marlin 336 with a 20" barrel at 200 yards.
thanks
chuck
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Re: Long vs Short Barrels
The longer barrel balances and holds much better for me.
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Re: Long vs Short Barrels
The longer barrels seem to me to be a bit easier to steady shooting from off hand than the carbines.
My chronograph said there's around 150 fps difference in velocity between the 20 in and 24-26 inch barrels on my winchesters.
My chronograph said there's around 150 fps difference in velocity between the 20 in and 24-26 inch barrels on my winchesters.
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Re: Long vs Short Barrels
Weight/recoil.... having shot both with similar loads I can 100% testify that the heavy ass 26" octagon barreled 94 takes A LOT of the starch out of factory loads...ChuckD wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2019 4:22 am I usually shoot 26" barreled rifles for CF lever action silhouette. But my experience has been that the longer sight radius at 200 yards isn't a big deal. Wondering about the ballistic advantage- is there any with the extra barrel length and a 30-30 at 200 yards?
Thinking is there any real advantage in a Winchester 94 with a 26" barrel vs a Marlin 336 with a 20" barrel at 200 yards.
thanks
chuck
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Re: Long vs Short Barrels
I shoot 26" because cedestech does. That's all the reason I long for.
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Re: Long vs Short Barrels
cedestech has a 30-incher. I've seen it. He has a name for it that frightens me.
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You mean Big Black? No worries... can’t get him to shoot... but damn, does it hold well... same groups off hand as on the bag.... just not small enough....
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Re: Long vs Short Barrels
Emmett that looks like a Uberti whats it chambered for?
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45 Colt... name it, I’ve tried it... barrel has a loose spot in the middle and it just won’t get down to sub 2MOA... holds beautifully though...
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