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No need for that.




Steyr Pro, 7Mag
Steyr Mountain Rifle, 308 Win
Steyr Pro, 376 Steyr

Two of the Steyr's above have 20" barrels. The first is a Mountain Rifle in 308 Win. No granted it's not a magnum and is only loaded with 46.5 grains of Varget. However the second is a 376 Steyr and it is loaded with 65 Gr. of H4895.



That would be roughly equivalent of the charge in the 6.5 Leopard.




Here's a pile-o-pigs I shot within 90 minutes(six shots, 4 hoglets, guess I'm slipping. What would Davy say?).

I do not recall the muzzle blast being an issue.

At the range I wear hearing protection. One can always wear dispoable ear-plugs when afield or an electronic amplification device that suppresses noise above a certain decibel level should one choose.


Now if the OP was to do said 6.5 Leopard with a 20 inch barrel and then install a muzzle brake, that would definitely be a "bell ringer" without hearing protection.

Ask me how I know.

Like I mentioned previously, education can be costly.


JAPPFT,

GWB

Muzzle blast is a good thing. Saves a lot of BBQ time.

+1





Not that Ive ever water time and money on a similar project.....

Think 6.5 Remington Magnum with extra jalapeños.

If you want a hot 6.5, spring for an appropriate barrel length. Longer doesn't have to be too heavy.

I say go for it.
My guess is the only people that think blast is a problem are people that have never actually shot 20" barrels (no muzzle break of course).

Short or long, you will be getting more MV than a creedmore of the same length.

been shooting a 20" 416rm for years with no issue.

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Right........

20" Ruger UL in 30-06 count?

18" Rem 600 in 243 count?

16.5" Encore in 350 RM?

16.5" Encore in 30-06?

I may have shot a few short barrel guns.

And you find blast an issue?

Without being a jerk, yes. My little 18" barrel 243, which I've had since 1975, will clear things off the bench if it's in front of the muzzle. The 350 was worse. I shot it from my bench when I first got it. I had just re-planted a patch of grass in front of the bench. The bench was 3' tall. It cleared the straw mulch away for 10 feet. I shot it inside my garage one day when it was raining. It knocked the clock off the wall. I love short barrel rifles but not in high potency flavors. There is a noticeable difference in blast when you stand beside a short barreled gun when it goes off compared to a standard barrel and cartridge.

Your experiences may be different but I didn't care for the most folks never shot one comment. I've owned and shot a bunch of them. Blast/percussion is definetly worse with short barreled guns.

Agreed. Not my best post.

I will just leave it this; I have shot 20" barrels for 30+ years and have never noticed blast being an issue.

Ok you're wasting your time.

Mac

eyebrows grow back...go crazy.

Thanks for the opinions guys. I think I'll scrap the 20" wsm.