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shootai: So... you are saying you have added or subtracted "length" to a particular 17 Remington Fireball Rifle and the "velocity" did NOT change with 4" added (or subtracted!) from a particular Rifle?
If... that is your contention then pardon me for not believing you.
As that is exactly the opposite of my experiences over the last 55+ years of centerfire Rifle shooting/experimenting!
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy To clarify I lost exactly 60 FPS from 26 to 22 tested on two ladrabdar’s. Not much loss for a much handier rifle. I only lost 15 FPS from 26 down to 24.
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A 100 fps reduction in speed is less than 3% velocity loss.
There are 2 rules to success:
1. Never tell everything that you know.
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Yep. Don’t tell VarmintGuy I gave up so much velocity. Lol
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Are you guys kidding? Best barrel length is 17"...on an XP-100 pistol, of course. My go-to fur getter in the winter. Long live the XP-100!
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Just picked up a 17 FB Barrel from Minnesota... 26 inch heavy barrel for a Savage Action from EABCO...
Figured I'll try it out... if I like it enough, I'll try one in a heavy magnum countour..
Was also thinking of a 17 Remington, on one of Howa Mini Actions.. or a Model 70 Featherweight.. that currently is a 223...
the Ruger 77 mk 2 is also looking possible as a candidate, as I have more than a couple of those collecting dust...
"Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC
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Was out in the back 40 with my brother shooting some 17FB test loads using Hornady 25gr HP and Longshot powder on Halloween. From 24" MGM Contender barrel, 10.5 grains produced nearly 3300fps with remarkable accuracy, 3-shot groups that hovered between .25" and .4". He's going to run that as his coyote setup this winter.
I belong on eroding granite, among the pines.
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