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Originally Posted by elkhunter11
Some 30-30 rifles were even available with a 26" barrel.
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I'm sure it was. There are some 24's around for sure, never heard or seen a 26" but I don't doubt it. BUT many are 18.5" to 20" I'd imagine and they make a great compact rifle.
Anything longer than that, in my mind, defeats the purpose of it, or at least as I see it's attraction, a short, easy to wield compact bush gun that easy to shoulder, quick to acquire a target with and can be bumped, dropped and beat up without missing a beat.
If you were going to get into something at 24" or 26" in barrel length, that opens up an entirely different kind of gun in my mind.
Either way, my point was the ballistics always look better on a longer barrel and, let's be honest, it does a fine job and will continue to do a fine job for many years to come despite how it looks on paper.