Originally Posted by JPro
They're seperated by 150fps, plus or minus, whatever that might be worth to you. If I'm hunting a 23-24" sporter, the short action concept doesn't really matter so much any more, and I'd just as soon have something on the '06 case. Going for handy, I'd rather have a 20" short action rifle and not sweat the extra bit of velocity loss. I hunt ground blinds, tree stands, and box blinds pretty regularly, so I often go for handy over maximum ballistics.



I measured 2 firearms - a centerfire bolt action with 22" barrel and a side by side shotgun with 25" barrels. Both are 41.5" long in total. The shotgun is completely handy in any situation (I actually would prefer inch-longer barrels). And I've never wished the rifle was shorter for any use - blind, tree stand or back sear of a truck.