Remington 700 .270 WIN

[pabst_20]

I bought a new Remington 700 .270 WIN SPS yesterday and got it home and noticed it had a 2" longer barrel than my Remington 700 .270 WIN ADL that I bought about 10 years ago. Is there a advantage/disadvantage to having the longer barrel versus the shorter barrel. I only bought the new one because my old one needs trigger work and deer season is right around the corner.

 

[68wj]

Longer barrel will give a little more velocity. Not much, but that is the only advantage that I can think of. Different shooters have different preferences.

 

[Steve H]

More velocity??? How long is it? 24" or 26"?

 

[pabst_20]

24" versus 22" old one I had. Will it affect accuracy

 

[68wj]

24" versus 22" old one I had. Will it affect accuracy

There are a lot of things that affect accuracy. Since this is a completely different gun, barrel length is the only obvious difference, but wouldn't necessarily be the cause if accuracy isn't as good as your previous rifle.

 

[LoonWulf]

if your happy with your old one you could pull the trigger group from your new one and stick it on there for deer season.
I have an SPS in 7mag and i purchased that particular gun because it did come with a 2" longer barrel then standard. I like longe tubes, you can usually get an extra 80-100fps out of a longer tube with faster rounds. I also have found that longer barrel guns hold a little steadier from field position for me, but thats me.