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Does the 7mm Remington Magnum perform best with a 24" or 26" barrel?
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I have owned and used ones with 22.5", 23", 24", & 25". For a rifle that is carried I would not want more than 24". I would go 22.5-23".
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Does the 7mm Remington Magnum perform best with a 24" or 26" barrel? Define "perform"..
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Same when held right 24 is Plenty for me, I'd not shy from 23, or even a 280/AI in same if you like long actions.
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24" barrel for the 7mm RM and 26" for the 7mm RUM.
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If less than 24" you might as get a 280 or 7mm-08? I have a 26" barreled one and will use it for a stand hunting firearm.
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Does the 7mm Remington Magnum perform best with a 24" or 26" barrel? Define "perform".. What could I expect to gain over a 22" barreled 270 Winchester?
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For one thing, it wouldn't be gay, like a .270�.
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I suppose a 26" barrel would perform a bit better but for me a 24" length gives up little and makes for a better balanced rifle . But ultimately to each his own.
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For one thing, it wouldn't be gay, like a .270 or 7x57 or leopard print spedos�.
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I chose 24" when I barreled this Mk V. It's a 24" Brux. 7RM set up for 168 VLD's in a McWoody Wby Express, wearing a VX-6 2-12 in Talley LW rings. I'm satisfied with 24" and would do the same again. Seems about right. DF
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Beautiful rifle DF. I have a 26" on my Winchester classic stainless and it seems a bit cumbersome. I'd probably love to chop 2" off of the bastid, but realize I'd lose about 80 fps by doing so. In the end, it would probably be worth going to a 24" tube.
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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My 6.5-284 M-70 with 26" Krieger is a bit awkward in a box blind. Gotta be real careful getting it into shooting position so not to be hitting the window or wall of the blind. 24" is much easier.
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Nothing wrong with a 26" if you're not schlepping it over hill and dale.
Schitt, I had a 30" Rock on my 6.5-284, and it was fine for what I built it for.
You can't just talk barrel length without taking into consideration of barrel contour, stock, scope, rings, mounts, bases, etc, your goal of overall weight, and how you're going to use it.....
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Esox,
One of the oldest myths in ballistics is that a "magnum" with a barrel shorter than 24" only gets "standard" cartridge velocities. Instead, the bigger cartridge will always push bullets faster.
In one experiment I shortened the barrel on a .300 Winchester Magnum to 22". It still got 3000+ fps with 180-grain bullets using published data. That's more than any 22-inch barreled .30-06 or .308 will get.
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Pull the barrel and slap a 338 win mag on it.
Shoukdnt be shooting animals with anything less.
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Beautiful rifle DF. I have a 26" on my Winchester classic stainless and it seems a bit cumbersome. I'd probably love to chop 2" off of the bastid, but realize I'd lose about 80 fps by doing so. In the end, it would probably be worth going to a 24" tube. I had the same gun it clocked 3150 with Federal 160 grain partitions on a 100Degree day in FL Factory ammo. The gun was a tad heavy not bad but definitely heavier then my Buddies Custom shop KS in 280. Add yet another one to the ignored list ^^^^^^^
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Beautiful rifle DF. I have a 26" on my Winchester classic stainless and it seems a bit cumbersome. I'd probably love to chop 2" off of the bastid, but realize I'd lose about 80 fps by doing so. In the end, it would probably be worth going to a 24" tube. I had the same gun it clocked 3150 with Federal 160 grain partitions on a 100Degree day in FL Factory ammo. The gun was a tad heavy not bad but definitely heavier then my Buddies Custom shop KS in 280. Add yet another one to the ignored list ^^^^^^^ Sorry I pissed you off somehow. Just stating how I felt about the 26" vs. 24" barrel on the 7mm rem mag..
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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BSA,oldelkhunter is ignoring "wrongway" not you.
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Pull the barrel and slap a 338 win mag on it.
Shoukdnt be shooting animals with anything less. Really and why is that?
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