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I have several rifles with 24" barrels, and I'm thinking I really need to have one of them trimmed to be ideal when hunting from small tight whitetail blinds.
Have any of you regretted getting the barrel too short, for whatever reason? What length does the campfire feel is ideal length for a .308 Win. deer blind gun? Thanks,
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Nope.
Hint................
Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."
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18" to 20 " for me but YMMV. Who knows what is right for you other than yourself?. Be Well. Rusty
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I've used a 20" Ruger 77 Ultralight in .308. Mean kicking little devil. What ranges do you have out of your box blinds? Woods, food plots, bean fields? Hard to beat a leveraction 30-30 for close shots and handy.
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Most whitetail shots from a blind average from 20 to 150 yards for me but could be much farther if hunting over a burn or a pipeline right of way. Not really concerned about velocity loss, as much as getting a large loud muzzle blast.
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Nope.
Hint................ Short on many aspects
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I don't care much for barrels over 42".
I am..........disturbed.
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Random thoughts...... 270 Win, Merkel k3 Extrem, 20" Bbl. 6.5 Grendel, 18" Bbl. 338 Federal, 18" Bbl. Any of the Steyr Pro Hunters w/20" bbls. Have them in 260 Rem as well as the 308 Win and the 376 Steyr pictured above Merkel K3 Jagd Stutzen, 308 Win., 20" Bbl. I'm told that they will kill deer also? just sayin' GWB
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20” would be handy for that
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I like 22" barrels for blind hunting.
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20” would be handy for that 20" and 22" (308 Win) 376 Steyr ( 20" bbl) Steyr Mannlicher Classic, 270 Win. 20" Bbl ya! GWB
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20” would be handy for that What he said. My BLR .358 Win is a 20" barrel. I haven't found muzzle blast to be an issue while hunting. I don't hunt from a blind though.
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I had a 20" LTR and I thought it was just about perfect for a deer stand. I've never been unhappy with 22-23" though
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20" for a 308 basically lost nothing in handloads, yet was handy. I've used a 20" Ruger 77 Ultralight in .308. Mean kicking little devil. Jim, that's exactly what I had and that was NOT my experience. Maybe it was stock fit ? WISH I had not gotten rid of it. Jerry
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I’ve had 308’s with 18.5, 19, 20, 22, 24, and 28” bbl’s... I prefer 22”, and if I wanted a carbine wouldn’t go less than 20”, and I think 21” would be just right.
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I actually really like my GSR , I think it’s 16 inches. Now it is loud, but I always wear hearing protection.
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I had a 20" LTR and I thought it was just about perfect for a deer stand. I've never been unhappy with 22-23" though This is about where I'm at now, not really unhappy, but I've been in some blinds that I've worried I was going to bump the rifle against the tight walls at the wrong moment. Also, don't like taking my eyes of of a moving buck to look at clearances inside the blind. 20" seems really handy, I'm sure 24" is more than I need for this.
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I've chopped lotsa them on the fly,to pinpoint balance. Congratulations?!?
Bless your hearts for trying though.
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I have shot a few deer out of box blinds and the little tents. As long as the end of the barrel is outside the blind it isn't any different than shooting outside out of a blind. Barrel inside a blind it will make you wish you had it outside long or short barrel.
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