Looking for information and opinions from people smarter than me.
I have a 12 FV .308 with a 26" barrel. I have not been very happy with this rifle so far but I have not shot it a lot. I do NOT like the stock at all. I am planning on buying a B&C Medalist stock from Stocky's. I wanted to get your thoughts on cutting the 26" barrel down to 20" when I take the barrel to get threaded? The purpose of cutting it down is to reduce the length of the rifle and the weight. The twist is 1:10 and I see other .308 rifles that are 18"-20" but I don't want to impact the accuracy or distance. From what I can tell, I would lose about 110 fps by going from 26" to 20"
I will be using the rifle for target shooting mostly but will hunt some hogs and deer with it. Maybe one day I can attempt a 1000 yard shot with it. Thanks!
I have a 12 FV .308 with a 26" barrel. I have not been very happy with this rifle so far but I have not shot it a lot. I do NOT like the stock at all. I am planning on buying a B&C Medalist stock from Stocky's. I wanted to get your thoughts on cutting the 26" barrel down to 20" when I take the barrel to get threaded? The purpose of cutting it down is to reduce the length of the rifle and the weight. The twist is 1:10 and I see other .308 rifles that are 18"-20" but I don't want to impact the accuracy or distance. From what I can tell, I would lose about 110 fps by going from 26" to 20"
I will be using the rifle for target shooting mostly but will hunt some hogs and deer with it. Maybe one day I can attempt a 1000 yard shot with it. Thanks!