WhisperFan
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MachIVshooter said:Why'd you lob the tube? .50's need long barrels.
From what I have read, the longer the barrel, the more velocity you will get, but you will have an increase in recoil as well.
The range I shoot on has a 500 yard max distance - so I figure that the most of my shooting will be done at or below 500 yards.
I weighed all the options and decided that even with good optics I probably would never do any 1000 yard shooting, so to reduce (a little) the recoil, make the rifle more managable, and be able to put it in a case I decided I didn't need the extra barrel length.
Serously, even with the upper seperated from the lower, with the brake on the OAL of just the upper was 53" and I didn't have a case long enough. Even when I went to most of the local gun stores with a tape measure, nothing was over 52" I went to Gander Mountain, Sportsman's Warehouse, Dicks and several local shops. I didn't cut it down to have it fit in a case, but that is a nice by-product.