OK guys I have used the search engine and have read till crosseyed.
By all accounts it seems like 22" is the shortest advisable length for the 300WM. Any shorter and the concensus is that there is just too much unburnt powder to take full advantage of the round, and you get a nice fireball as a bonus.
In none of these threads is the use of a supressor mentioned. Wondering how if at all this would change things. Would there be any danger to accumulating unburnt powder within the can or would it just burn off inside?
Just when I convinced myself 20" 300wm was a bad idea I stumble across a few threads regarding 20" 338's and they seem to be doing the job rather well. This has caused me to reconsider the short 300.
My goal is to have an honest 1K yd rifle with respectable energy at range in a smaller package. Intend on using 190SMK's but open to other suggestions. Barrel will be a Rock 5R 1/10
What say the hide?
By all accounts it seems like 22" is the shortest advisable length for the 300WM. Any shorter and the concensus is that there is just too much unburnt powder to take full advantage of the round, and you get a nice fireball as a bonus.
In none of these threads is the use of a supressor mentioned. Wondering how if at all this would change things. Would there be any danger to accumulating unburnt powder within the can or would it just burn off inside?
Just when I convinced myself 20" 300wm was a bad idea I stumble across a few threads regarding 20" 338's and they seem to be doing the job rather well. This has caused me to reconsider the short 300.
My goal is to have an honest 1K yd rifle with respectable energy at range in a smaller package. Intend on using 190SMK's but open to other suggestions. Barrel will be a Rock 5R 1/10
What say the hide?