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Barrel length #15061276 07/18/20
Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 392 Central Florida T tomt53 OP Campfire Member
OP tomt53 Campfire Member T Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 392 Central Florida	Let me see if I am asking this correctly. One the variables in Quickload is barrel length. My Tikka CTR has a 24" barrel but when I seat a Hornady 140 ELDM to the lands there is 22.25" of barrel travel. So is the correct variable for barrel length 24" or 22.25"? Browning X-Bolt .30-06 Leupold VX-3i 4.5-14x50 CDS Tikka T3x Lite 308 win Leupold VX-3i 4.5-14x50 CDS

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Re: Barrel length tomt53 #15061299 07/18/20
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 2,079 Likes: 1 Back home in Idaho M MickeyD Campfire Regular
MickeyD Campfire Regular M Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 2,079 Likes: 1 Back home in Idaho	While the length of bullet travel will vary with the length of the cartridge & bullet, the length of the cartridge & bullet is not a factor in determining barrel length. Barrel length is still 24" Barrel length on any given gun is not variable....unless you should apply a hacksaw to the barrel Last edited by MickeyD; 07/18/20. ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: Barrel length tomt53 #15062253 07/18/20
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2525 Campfire Regular Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 596 U.S.A.	Barrel length is breech face to muzzle. QuickLoad will calculate the bullet travel from that.

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