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.260 Barrel length

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09 April 2008, 01:50
alshooter
.260 Barrel length
thinking of shortening the barrel on my steyr pro-hunter from 23.5 to 19.5 inches. anyone use a short .260 barrel and how is the accuracy.
09 April 2008, 17:53
butchloc
i have one with a 20" barrel - doesn't seem any different than my other one with a 24". it is much handier in the brush
09 April 2008, 18:02
vapodog
I agree with Butchloc.....get out the hacksaw and deburring tool to recrown! Big Grin


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09 April 2008, 18:58
vines
i have a factory ruger M-77 S.S. .260 22". 42.0 grains RL-15 120 sierra 2920 shot over chroney.
11 April 2008, 02:48
AggieDog
Not me, I want the extra FPS. On any given barrel you will loose 20-30 fps. But then, I am a western hunter and never liked short barrels.


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11 April 2008, 03:41
Claret_Dabbler
Chop it, get it threaded, screw on a Wildcat.

You're good to go... Cool


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11 April 2008, 14:41
Hamish
Gidday Alshooter.

My 20" is great out to about 300 metres.

I get about 2800fps out of it if I recall correctly with a 120 BT over 45gr of AR2209 (H4350) and everything hit with it has fallen over within 30 yards. This has been red deer, fallow and goats.

Hope this helps

Happy Hunting

Hamish
15 April 2008, 18:55
just lollygagin
I have a 260 Imp. built on a Mod. sevev action with a 18 inch Pac Nor ss barrel with a 1:9 twist. best load 125gr. partition over 42.5 gr. Varget @ 2850 ft. per sec. best 100yd. group .5 inch. longest whitetail kill 275yds.