What makes this post more interesting is that it's in the LR forum. There are some of us that must navigate nasty brush and be ready to shoot long range. I've done it with several rifle lengths, and shorter is better for sure. Compounding the challenge is the fact that I don't like to carry the rifle outside the pack. So, my 24 inch Tikka is really not fun to pack. One upside is that I move a lot slower and more quietly
Anyway, I'll vote for the 20 incher on a 7'08. And concur with the chorus here, or at least Stick (The One Man Chorus?
) -- the 160-180 grain low drag bullets in an 8 twisted rifle with a good chamber matched to the magazine is the epitome of rifle craft. For many years it took a custom rifle to bring those elements together. Now we're in gravy.
No charge for the Thanksgiving pun.
