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Beav - to my way of thinking, you already have a 26" 26 Nosler, so I would opt for the 20" Creedmoor

Tough to pass up a SS CTR for $882 shipped.

YMMV

Not sure what the big deal is with the 24" model. In the truck mine is 35" OAL. Granted my wife's 20" CTR is 31" OAL. Both are plenty handy. That said the same load in the 24" shoots them roughly 150 fps faster. Not a huge deal but it is a difference for sure. I think both have their merit but if I were to have just one it'd be the 24". I have plenty of other true compact rifles to work with.

However, I agree with above if you already have a 26" barrel 26 Nosler then the 20" CTR is a no brainer....especially at $882 shipped!

Matt, I agree, you got a good truck gun. I’m trying a nail down a deal with a guy for a NIB CTR SS 24” for $899. He will entertain a trade but my trades have money coming back my way...If, it works out, supposed to talk Wednesday, I’m gonna go full “Taco Supreme” on the SS with Krylon paint...After, I confirm it makes little bug holes, that is...😎

Whelen/lance and Dogshooter...20” is convenient, handy, useful, likely a great passenger in the front seat, but I can’t add length to the barrel if I don’t like it...24” I can start chopping in increments. My “smith” is a good friend after all the years of business and shooting we do...He’ll chop and keep the threads until I like where it’s at....

Question....To all you guys who run “Cans”...Why do you like them? Beside, the obvious advantage of getting multiple shots off on coyotes coming in to calls. And, maybe keeping the volume down on a Pdog town for longer standing targets. What’s the other advantage? I live in as remote of an area as a lot of you. But, even with a “can” i wouldn’t be touching off my 6.5 suppressed in the hood...What gives??? 😎

Nice trio of quiet killers GTscotty. 😎

Why wouldn't you shoot it "in the hood" ? I shoot .223, .243 .30-06 etc. out my living room window or out the back door all the time and they aren't supressed.

That’s what I was thinking.............
Everything gets shot without suppression around here.

George

The 20” CTR is a sweetheart when folded:


But so is the Kimber Montana at 7.5 pounds all up. Ran it out to 500 like this last weekend with no issues:


As for cans I live in suburbia Alaska so it makes it nice to shoot and work up loads right in the yards as well as get velocity data and such.

I used to be solidly in the “ear plugs are way cheaper” camp but now feel uncivilized when shooting unsuppressed these days. Far from a must have but they are certainly nice IME.

Here’s the best reason I can think of to run a suppressor.....

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That’s my latest hearing test.... note the massive dip in it... that’s HF Hearing loss, not damage. That hearing loss sucks. I’m in my early 40’s, if I wanna be able to hear in the future, I need to protect all I’ve got left.

Mark,
I never said I liked the thing, just that it’s in my safe and shoots well. 😉 It came to my via multi gun trade and its future with me is uncertain. If you want it make an offer as I’m surely not attached to it though I do shoot it a little. I’ve got Dies and brass for it as well.

Yep, My hearing test last week is a smidge worse than yours. Nerve damage left ear. Common being a right hand shooter...Audiologist said I can hear vowel sounds, but consonants sounds, I’m at deaf level. My wife talks in the tone range that I can’t hear. Frustrating for her and me...I’ve been double ear protection for several years now, but damage was done in my mid 20’s. Once done, it’s over. 😎