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Dangerous Dave
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I am looking to build a short carbine for florida deer hunting. I was simply going to cut down a model 7 in .260 from the 20" factory to a 17". It will fit nicely in the rack of my ATV and should be easy to manuver in a tree stand or pop up blind. What can I expect to loose with the loss in barrel lenght. Any other suggestions.


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Posts: 478 | Location: Davie Florida | Registered: 15 January 2005Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by Dangerous Dave:
I am looking to build a short carbine for florida deer hunting. I was simply going to cut down a model 7 in .260 from the 20" factory to a 17". It will fit nicely in the rack of my ATV and should be easy to manuver in a tree stand or pop up blind. What can I expect to loose with the loss in barrel lenght. Any other suggestions.



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Posts: 2361 | Location: KENAI, ALASKA | Registered: 10 November 2001Reply With Quote
gzig5
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The velocity lost by cutting off three inches of barrel will probably be offset by the increase in muzzle blast. Better be wearing your "ears" on the stand. I'd leave it alone.
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Posts: 714 | Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Registered: 09 October 2003Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by Dangerous Dave:
I am looking to build a short carbine for florida deer hunting. I was simply going to cut down a model 7 in .260 from the 20" factory to a 17". It will fit nicely in the rack of my ATV and should be easy to manuver in a tree stand or pop up blind. What can I expect to loose with the loss in barrel lenght. Any other suggestions.



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Weight wise, somewhere around 3 ounces (+/-) depending on the barrel contour
 
Posts: 8169 | Location: humboldt | Registered: 10 April 2002Reply With Quote
eddieharren
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Are 17" barrels, on rifles, legal?
 
Posts: 868 | Location: maryland | Registered: 25 July 2004Reply With Quote
max(hm2)
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yep, by 1 inch. 16 is the absolute minimum unless you want to do a bunch of paperwork and pay the nice people a $200 tax.
 
Posts: 982 | Location: Shenandoah Valley VA | Registered: 05 January 2005Reply With Quote
KSTEPHENS
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if you want short and handy why not get a NEF handi rifle in 45-70 and cut it to 18".
you will have the same velocity as a marlin guide gun and 4" shorter.
all for around $200.
 
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