Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Long Range Hunting 20" or 24" barrel on 7mm08 ??

Other than being a commie liberal the only thing that haunts you is a box of bullets........

This is in the long range form. So 24 is the correct answer no doubt. Actually even 26 be better.

150 eldx at 2790 can shoot a loooong way out of my 22 7/16” barreled Tikka.





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I prefer mine with a 15” barrel

Those are pretty damned cool. Have you shot it much? Those have always interested me.

22 on mine. Pretty handy.

22-24 inch work just fine on a 7mm-08

Sadly I have not had the chance to shoot it yet but hope to remedy that shortly

Post it up when you do, please.

I have 18 1/2" a 22" and a 24" in 7mm08.
The short one (rem 788) is the most accurate of the bunch. i usually carry this one when still hunting or tracking.
The other 2 i mainly use in treestands.

2670fps .670 BC 162 ELD-M 20" Smooches here. Hint.



I could give less than zero fhuqks,about another 25fps. Hint................

I got my first suppressor last week and I don’t see anything ever being longer than 21” from now on. Flutes will be what keeps them at 20-21” 223 through 300 win mag this chop and thread. If it’s a bad idea I’ll not do it again.

No thang. Hint..................(grin)

I wussed out on the starfish. Lol. I only have two so I’ll have a 19.5” 223AI and 20.5” -21” 6 creedmoor. I’m a little curious about barrel lengths anyway. 300 win will be 21”. 280AI 19” 18” 6creed and 17” 223 17-18” 243. Curious about balance too. Will see what’s what with these and go from there.

I can’t decide if I want to chop the 223 Montana’s off and keep shooting as is or wait rebarrel with 1-7” and have them threaded at that time.

Nice pic rail, Stick. Will it hold zero?

Not when you throw it down a scree slope.
Hint laffin.

Going to have to go with the 20". A model 7 swings too nice with the shorter barrel!

You are going to get a lot of answers because the crux of the question depends on the individuals wants and needs. I hunt mostly thick woods in GA, AL and PA. A shorter barrel is important to me. If I were in AZ where you are shooting in more open country/desert terrain, I would prefer a longer barrel but balance wins overall. My REM600 in 7mm-08 wears a Douglas #1 with a 1.25" shank and is cut at 21 inches with a McMillan EDGE stock. It is light, balanced and shoots well.

himmelrr, said it for me: “Balance wins overall.”

My current 7-08 is a Kimber Hunter 22” and it’s balance is just about right for me. If the choice was to be shorter or longer, I’d rather have a bit of muzzle hang than muzzle light and whippy.