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I have one of the Winchester Carbines in 30-06 with 20" barrel. A bit louder, but not un-manageable. With factory loads it is about 40 fps slower than my 22" guns. With my reloads it is a good bit slower, but still getting a bit over 2800fps with 165's. Darn accurate as well
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If they would just build the damn thing with a #1 Douglas contour and make it 22" it would sell like hotcakes. Sactoller rebarreled a Ruger to that spec in .275 Rigby and it resides in a UL stock. SWEEEEEET.....
Exactly, or the Douglas Fwt pattern (M70)... Amen to that, great ideas, if they got the tube to 21" and .6" at the mzl they'd have a rock star on their hands. And heck, I might even be a buyer for a 30 cal...naw I'm just teasing Dober
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Is this a good thing,or a bad thing? Looking at a Ruger Ultralight, which i am sure ain't that light... but might be a sweet rig all things considered... ...............Not a bad thing at all. Based on the ones I`ve handled, the Ruger ULs are a pretty sweet handling and carrying rifle as well as good looking too. Very good power from a 20" barrel along with good long range capability too. Although the noise levels will be somewhat greater than the 22" or 24" barreled `06s, wear some good ear protection at all times. Like I do with my 300 WSM shorty Ruger carbine, you load for it the same way as you would for any longer barreled `06. Faster burns used in shorter barrels will reduce the muzzle blast somewhat. But if the slower burns get you the better accuracys, then the blast differences are not all that big of a difference to handle ime. You`re going to have to experiment. Go for it.
28 Nosler,,,,300WSM,,,,338-378 Wby,,,,375 Ruger
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I had my Rem 700 SPS sporter 30-06 cut to 20". I'm loading it with RL17. It will start 130 TTSX at 3250 fps, and 168 TTSX at 2890 fps. It weighs 8 lbs with the McMillan BDL stock, and Leupold 2.5-8x36 in Talleys. Not a featherweight by any means, but it handles real nice.
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