Ive got a 308 with 18” barrel. Just got me a 300wsm so looking at cutting it down to a bushpig. Does anyone know if 14” is too short and making the rifle useless. I know 16” barrel is fine. But dont wanna bother with just 2” cut off
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Ive got a 308 with 18” barrel. Just got me a 300wsm so looking at cutting it down to a bushpig. Does anyone know if 14” is too short and making the rifle useless. I know 16” barrel is fine. But dont wanna bother with just 2” cut off
Well Hand gun metallic silhouette shooters use pistols with 14" barrels to knock over steel rams at 200 metres so it should work on animals
some reloading manuals have data for silhouette loads
Will it be longer than 762 mm without the surpressor is the only problem.
would you use a 7.62x39mm or 30/30 as a bush rifle?????
cause thats about what you will end up with velocity wise at a guess .30/30 pills could well be the go.
as shooters has pointed out,make sure overall length is still ok and for goodness sake DONT fire it without suppressor fitted.
It’s currently shooting 2675fps @18”. If it was cut down to 14” then it would still be shooting 2500fps roughly(id hope). But unsure whether @ 14” the bullet doesnt get enough twist and making it useless. Have suppersor for it obviously, dpt overbarrel which will add 4” back making overall length 18”
My 14.5” is shooting 130’s at 3023fps, pretty useful.Quote:
Originally Posted by XBoltstalker
That in 308? And are you loading yourself?Quote:
Originally Posted by MSL
But unsure whether @ 14” the bullet doesnt get enough twist and making it useless. Have suppersor for it obviously, dpt overbarrel which will add 4” back making overall length 18”[/QUOTE]
Barrel length has nothing to do with how much twist the bullet gets, If your DPT suppressor has the stainless first baffle it should be ok otherwise the first baffle
will take a pounding from full power loads there is going to be a shit load of hot gas and unburnt powder hitting it.
Yes and yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by XBoltstalker
After using a 12” barreled 300 blackout for the last few years I’d be happy killing stuff with a 14” 308 with a lot more velocity than the blackout. I hate using my 21” Sako Finnlite it’s barrel is to long now in thick bush, it’s great for long range and open areas.
Cool 14” it is. Yeah have ordered a stainless baffle for that reason. Will let yous know how it goes.
How much for the Finnlight? [emoji6]Quote:
Originally Posted by tikka
if thats a 150-170 grn projectile its pretty darn close to 30/30 so the flexytip 170grn could very well be worth a look,might give you better terminal preformance..... nosler 125grn ballistic tips are another that work great at slightly lower speed (they kill deer in x39mm bang flop)Quote:
Originally Posted by XBoltstalker
I’ll be trying to bowl a deer with my 16” trapper 30-30, in just over a week, 160gr flextips.Quote:
Originally Posted by Micky Duck
MSL make sure to resite in if you havent already...they shoot 6-8" higher than anything else in my mates marlin.
Yeah thats with 150gr Fusions. Ill run a few different rounds through the chronny when it gets back. I should still be able to shoot out to 400m @ 14” so ill see what will be best for thatQuote:
Originally Posted by Micky Duck
I’ve removed the rear sight elevator, and they are bang on for 100yards. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...28dccd4fd8.jpg 70 yardsQuote:
Originally Posted by Micky Duck
Probably $1000, it is a tool that’s had a hard life, coming up to 3900 rounds, some long string on goats 20+ rounds in a minute or two, flipped of the quad and hill, sliding on scree, one trip I’ve crawled through that much dirt and mud the trigger wouldn’t work.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danny
It still shoots straight got a hind at 80m and a roaring stag on dark at 504m last week along with 11 goats from 400m to 719m first round kills, so its still shoots good.
But have been thinking for a couple of years now that it would make a great 15” or 16” 284win after the 270 barrel is burnt out.
That's the bizznissQuote:
Originally Posted by MSL
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I looked into this a did a chop and dpt modular which allowed me to adjust down size to where I was happy with noise vs length. Read a heap on it and there's plenty studies out there.
https://rifleshooter.com/2015/02/the...-action-rifle/
Here's a 16" accuracy one but search rifle shooter.com cutting 308 barrel. It's surprising how suited the 308 is to chopping.
Bullet weight is an issue and you'll find most of the test found that the light and heavy bullets lost accuracy first. 149s were the winner though that depends on twist.
Also interesting after being told you need a certain amount of twist one site show a that you can stabilise a bullet for 400m shooting and an incredibly short barrel. Good luck. And watch that hearing.
Sent .308 away, has since returned and put some shots down range this arvo. Cut to 14” shooting 150SSTs @2626. Once sighted in at 100 dialed straight out to 450yds and hit what i was aiming at. Happy as Larry!
Note - DPT currently out of stainless baffles
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(Couldnt be bothered setting up targets so shot a a small clay bank @450yds
What load are you using to get that speed?
I suspect factory 150 SSTQuote:
Originally Posted by Pengy
3000 @ 130’s out of a 14” is unreal. What powder
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I was using factory SSTs. Theyre putting out pretty much exact same as fusions were with a 18” barre
Bet that first baffle isn't gonna last long
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Originally Posted by FatLabrador
No wont last long at all but will do the job till DPT are restocked with the stainless baffles
They ll be available very soon, we were setting up the lathe for them this eve.
My only comment was that at 14" you would probably have to alter the stock fore end. But I guess you know that.
Out of interest, what would the 6" of tube cut off from that barrel (assuming 20" factory) weigh?
Edit: I did some maths... looks like it would weigh about 265 grams? (depending on the barrel profile)
Cool, Swapping out the first baffle...will this change the POI at all?Quote:
Originally Posted by Friwi
@Shearer, the browning x bolt can be cut down to 14" inches ish due to the short fore end . The tikka is a 15" job usually .
I can weight a piece of barrel tomorrow and come back with the result. On top of my head 4" of tikka barrel is about 125 grams.factory x bolt is 22". But if I remember well that rifle was already trimmed down at 18 or so inches.
You should not see much of a change of impact on such a short barrel when adding a s/s baffle. But it is always worth rechecking on target.
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