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Originally Posted by elkhunter11
Mine also had a 26" barrel, as did my 257wby,my 300RUM rifles, my 8mmremmag, my 338x8mm, and all of my 7mmstw rifles. If I am going to bother with the larger capacity cases, I want to get the extra velocity that a 26" barrel produces. Then again, I don't use brakes, so there isn't 2" of brake added to the barrel length.
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Spot on. If you want a short barrelled gun with a 19-22" barrel, go 30-06, 308, 280, 7-08 and the like that burns half the powder. I would do a 7 Rem mag or 300 WM, 338 WM in 24" as they burn 65-75 grains of powder. Any Bee, Rum or cartridge that uses 90+ grains of powder needs at least a 26" or 28", maybe even a 30" barrel to optimise the extra powder being burned.