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  1. 11-09-2023, 10:53 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by HNTMAD View Post
    Rule of thumb is 50 fps per 1 inch chopped off

    Tested and pretty close

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    As above,iv had several tikas of different barrel lengths over the yrs in 308.With factory Hornady Superformance 165gr you loose about 50ft/s per inch of barrel length chop.
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