Originally Posted by bwinters
Anyone running a 22" 280 AI? Velocities of a 160 grain bullet?

Thinking of giving mine a barrelectomy.


Can’t know, haven’t had one, but all my Kimber 84L’s got cut to 22.5” or 23” before they were ever fired. Ditto my Barrett 270 (23”).

22.5” is a nice length on a Kimber, gives the same OAL as a LA M70 Fwt with 22” bbl.

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