HuntingNet.com Forums

Go Back  HuntingNet.com Forums > Firearms Forum > Guns
Barrel Length >

Barrel Length

Register
FAQ
Community
Calendar
Today's Posts
Search
Guns Like firearms themselves, there's a wide variety of opinions on what's the best gun.

Barrel Length

Thread Tools
 
Old 02-21-2011, 05:13 PM
  #1  
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 1,143
Default Barrel Length
On non-magnum calibers what barrel length do you guys prefer ?
jerry d is offline  
Reply
Old 02-21-2011, 05:29 PM
  #2  
Nontypical Buck
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location:
Posts: 2,395
Default
That would depend on the caliber.

25-06=26" barrel.
270-Winchester= 24" barrel.
30-06= 22" barrel.
Wolf killer is offline  
Reply
Old 02-21-2011, 05:38 PM
  #3  
Giant Nontypical
 
Sheridan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location:
Posts: 5,130
Default
As a rule of thumb;

22" to 24"

Only one pick 24"
Sheridan is offline  
Reply
Old 02-21-2011, 06:06 PM
  #4  
Typical Buck
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Colorado
Posts: 797
Default
26" barrels are my cup of tea. Even my 22lr's have 27" barrels.
Blackelk is offline  
Reply
Old 02-21-2011, 06:57 PM
  #5  
Boone & Crockett
 
bigbulls's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 10,679
Default
Depends on the chambering. Not all non-magnums are the same.
A 220 Swift is gonna require a much longer barrel than the .308 Winchester.
bigbulls is offline  
Reply
Old 02-21-2011, 11:59 PM
  #6  
Fork Horn
 
warbirdlover's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: central Wisconsin
Posts: 479
Default
I agree with Blackelk. 24" is okay for a non-magn um. 26" are best. I like that this is the trend these days. When I used to have non-magnums they were all 22" and even the magnums were 24". You lose some velocity. 26" are where the ballistic data used by all the ammo manufacturers comes from.
warbirdlover is offline  
Reply
Back to Subforum
Guns
View Next Unread
Benchmark Barrels

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off



Advanced Search

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.