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a couple years ago I bought a Remington VTR .243 Win. with a 20 inch barrel for hunting. The rifle is plenty accurate at 100 yards but I was wondering if I would be better off trade it off or having it rebarreled with a longer barrel if I needed to make a longer shot ? thanks
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If you've got good accuracy out to 400yds or so, I wouldn't touch it. 20" will kill just as dead/fast as 24". Shot placement is the key, if I wanted a little more steam I'd give it the Ackley punch to .243 AI and commence to fill the freezer. Just my opinion. New tubes are always exciting though
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I took over my 12 y/o son's 243 that wears a 20" sporter weight barrel because it is so handy and shoots tiny little groups way out there. Seriously, 85 TSXs will hold MOA accuracy out to 400 when I do my part.
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got a savage i bought a .243 barrel for and i may just cut it to 20" for the same reason. short barrels are stiffer and stiffer is more accurate, in general. it's also lighter and more compact.
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Yeah I'd echo what others have said. If the rifle is accurate no need to fix what ain't broke. Shorter may mean a bit slower, but in the overall scheme of things it is your knowledge of & practice with the trajectory that results that is most important.
If it is accurate go kill some stuff with it!
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PJ - It's what I run on an M7 XCR, would not have it any other way Had 600 Rem 18.5" and others 23 1/2 w/Sako Forester, anything 20-22 is going to do all you need to 400 yds. FWIW, my LONGEST deer kill was w/a 6mmBR 105Amax at 2850mv. Your rifle may or may not spin that bullet accurate, if it's the latest twist, a hair over 9", then it will like my XCR. AND it will shoot every bit of the speed of a BR round, and then some, even in a carbine. Load good bullets, shoot good, and bring a sharp knife 95 Ballistic tips are a good all around, near and far. Barnes are great, but you may/may not get desired expansion after 300 yds or so, IF you plan to shoot that far. Happy Hunting !
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.243 Ruger compact 16" barrel 105 Amax at 2450fps It kills stuff.
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a couple years ago I bought a Remington VTR .243 Win. with a 20 inch barrel for hunting. The rifle is plenty accurate at 100 yards but I was wondering if I would be better off trade it off or having it rebarreled with a longer barrel if I needed to make a longer shot ? thanks ............Would an extra 80-125 fps MV (going from your current 20" barrel up to a 24" barrel) make any difference in the field for a longer shot?............Nope!
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20" is just loud as hell. If you can stand that, you are good to go.
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A 20" tube will take most people as far they want to go-Like the 105 A-Max
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