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 Optimal .308 Barrel Length?
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05/04/15 09:17 PM
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I want to cut down the 26" HB on my M70 and have it threaded for suppressor use. Should I stop at 20", or go to 18", or go even shorter? Thoughts?
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Re: Optimal .308 Barrel Length?
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05/04/15 09:47 PM
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dee
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If you will always use the can then I say 18-20.
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Re: Optimal .308 Barrel Length?
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05/04/15 10:22 PM
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I run a 16" suppressed. Like it much more than my 20" POF I had before it.
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Re: Optimal .308 Barrel Length?
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05/05/15 12:17 AM
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Don't forget to check the barrel length rating on your suppressor before you cut.
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Re: Optimal .308 Barrel Length?
[Re: syncerus]
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05/05/15 12:19 AM
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If you will always use the can then I say 18-20. ^^This^^ Don't forget to check the barrel length rating on your suppressor before you cut. ^^And this^^
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Re: Optimal .308 Barrel Length?
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05/05/15 01:23 AM
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My Savage 11 VT came with a 24" barrel. Why are the shorter barrels better? Stiffer? Is that true even with the varmint barrel models?
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Re: Optimal .308 Barrel Length?
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05/05/15 01:29 AM
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My Savage 11 VT came with a 24" barrel. Why are the shorter barrels better? Stiffer? Is that true even with the varmint barrel models? Shorter is stiffer, very true. Hang a 26 oz. suppressor on the end of a 24" or 26" barrel and it will be very picky in powder charge. Hang that suppressor on the same contour 18" or 20" and it will widen the powder charge node. It will also lose velocity, thus the balancing act.
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Re: Optimal .308 Barrel Length?
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05/05/15 01:09 PM
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My Savage 11 VT came with a 24" barrel. Why are the shorter barrels better? Stiffer? Is that true even with the varmint barrel models? Shorter is stiffer, very true. Hang a 26 oz. suppressor on the end of a 24" or 26" barrel and it will be very picky in powder charge. Hang that suppressor on the same contour 18" or 20" and it will widen the powder charge node. It will also lose velocity, thus the balancing act. .... 26oz damn........... Ti is your friend
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Re: Optimal .308 Barrel Length?
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05/05/15 01:12 PM
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It is Ti.
It's also .300 Win Mag rated and three years old.
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Re: Optimal .308 Barrel Length?
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05/05/15 01:30 PM
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maybe the number struck me funny, I need to weigh mine....
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