Old tread but very informative. If shooting unsupressed 6.5 would you choose the 21 inch barrel or the little heavier 24 inch barrel. What about the option of cutting the 24 inch barrel to 20-21,would there be enough difference in handling to notice.The velocity isn’t going to make much difference in my ranges. I have a rem 700 lss in 30/06 and shocked how much smaller the barrel is than the 24 inch fc. .5560 vs .6135
Roughly 30 fps per inch for velocity. The 24" was a special lipsey's run towards the end of production with a no.2 contour vs the no. 1 contour that came with the std 21' short action. I wouldnt cut it if it was me.
