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well THR search function stalled out and crashed my IE session twice....
so here's my question...
does .30-06 really take advantage of a 24" barrel ?
I'm looking to purchase my first bolt action rifle, which I will scope with a 3-9x40 and use mostly paper punching. Most shooting will be done at 200 & 300 yds, as there aren't many ranges near me that are longer... But I'd like to find someplace where I can try my hand at 500+ yds
I reload and hope to have fun working up accuracy loads for the rifle
Not really looking for caliber recommendations... I've pretty well settled on the '06
I'm finding that most '06 field guns are sold with a 22" barrel. How much more velocity will I gain if I get a 24" barrel?
Significant?
so here's my question...
does .30-06 really take advantage of a 24" barrel ?
I'm looking to purchase my first bolt action rifle, which I will scope with a 3-9x40 and use mostly paper punching. Most shooting will be done at 200 & 300 yds, as there aren't many ranges near me that are longer... But I'd like to find someplace where I can try my hand at 500+ yds
I reload and hope to have fun working up accuracy loads for the rifle
Not really looking for caliber recommendations... I've pretty well settled on the '06
I'm finding that most '06 field guns are sold with a 22" barrel. How much more velocity will I gain if I get a 24" barrel?
Significant?