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<blockquote data-quote="ez bake" data-source="post: 994630" data-attributes="member: 229"><p>I know quite a few 6mm bench rest shooters who like heavier shorter barrels, so I don't know how broad your experience is with bench rest shooters (I know some that like longer barrels too - doesn't seem like they're winning any contests or are overly accurate over the shorter ones - just seems like its harder for them to haul their rigs around).</p><p></p><p>There are also several folks on the hide (and a few on this board) that regularly hit targets at up to 1000 yds with an 18-20" barrel and have no problems.</p><p></p><p>Josh-L posted a video where he was dinging plates with his 10.5" SBR (in .223) at 400 yds with no issues at all (high-quality barrel).</p><p></p><p>Maybe I wasn't clear in my point that accuracy depends on a lot of things other than barrel length and the extra length (once all these other things are taken care of) doesn't offer that much more accuracy (even less in some tests).</p><p></p><p>With a factory barrel, the most important things to check out are the bore/chamber/crown - if these aren't right, then length won't matter. Steve Baldwin in Jones, OK has the tools to do this easily and for not that much cash - it would be worth doing if you wanted to keep the factory barrel (I'm talking to 93 Fox here).</p><p></p><p>If the crown/chamber/bore are perfect on two different barrels, one in the 30" range and the other in the 18-20" range (and we're talking .308), very few differences in accuracy will be noted from one barrel to the other.</p><p></p><p>Here's some insight:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=949727" target="_blank">http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=949727</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.fieldandstream.com/answers/other/it-true-longer-rifle-barrel-more-accurate-short-barrel-if-so-are-there-any-disadvantag" target="_blank">http://www.fieldandstream.com/answers/other/it-true-longer-rifle-barrel-more-accurate-short-barrel-if-so-are-there-any-disadvantag</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.survivalistboards.com/showthread.php?t=7299" target="_blank">http://www.survivalistboards.com/showthread.php?t=7299</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.riflebarrels.com/articles/barrel_making/rifle_barrel_accurate.htm" target="_blank">http://www.riflebarrels.com/articles/barrel_making/rifle_barrel_accurate.htm</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.6mmbr.com/barrelFAQ.html#24633" target="_blank">http://www.6mmbr.com/barrelFAQ.html#24633</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BQY/is_1_50/ai_110470564/" target="_blank">http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BQY/is_1_50/ai_110470564/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ez bake, post: 994630, member: 229"] I know quite a few 6mm bench rest shooters who like heavier shorter barrels, so I don't know how broad your experience is with bench rest shooters (I know some that like longer barrels too - doesn't seem like they're winning any contests or are overly accurate over the shorter ones - just seems like its harder for them to haul their rigs around). There are also several folks on the hide (and a few on this board) that regularly hit targets at up to 1000 yds with an 18-20" barrel and have no problems. Josh-L posted a video where he was dinging plates with his 10.5" SBR (in .223) at 400 yds with no issues at all (high-quality barrel). Maybe I wasn't clear in my point that accuracy depends on a lot of things other than barrel length and the extra length (once all these other things are taken care of) doesn't offer that much more accuracy (even less in some tests). With a factory barrel, the most important things to check out are the bore/chamber/crown - if these aren't right, then length won't matter. Steve Baldwin in Jones, OK has the tools to do this easily and for not that much cash - it would be worth doing if you wanted to keep the factory barrel (I'm talking to 93 Fox here). If the crown/chamber/bore are perfect on two different barrels, one in the 30" range and the other in the 18-20" range (and we're talking .308), very few differences in accuracy will be noted from one barrel to the other. Here's some insight: [url]http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=949727[/url] [url]http://www.fieldandstream.com/answers/other/it-true-longer-rifle-barrel-more-accurate-short-barrel-if-so-are-there-any-disadvantag[/url] [url]http://www.survivalistboards.com/showthread.php?t=7299[/url] [url]http://www.riflebarrels.com/articles/barrel_making/rifle_barrel_accurate.htm[/url] [url]http://www.6mmbr.com/barrelFAQ.html#24633[/url] [url]http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BQY/is_1_50/ai_110470564/[/url] [/QUOTE]
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