Barrel cut down

[Mnash]

I recently built a custom 26" comp gun so my savage 12 LRP in 6.5 creed that I started on is no longer my comp gun. I'd added an adjustable cheek piece, a bottom metal to accept AI mags, a pic rail up front and now my plan is to throw a muzzle brake on it. The question is, should I leave it 26" or cut it down to 20" to make it light and more packable? I'd like to have a gun that the wife can handle and that I can use for hike / shoot field matches. Is this a good option or am I gonna kill my velocity too badly? was shooting 140s great before, might have to drop down to 130s i figured.

 

[wesc]

Everything you ever wanted to know about the topic:

6.5 Creedmoor- Effects of Barrel Length on Velocity 2019

“We do it right because we do it twice!”Greg Wagner, Wildlife Photographer Background The 6.5 Creedmoor has become one of the most popular center-fire cartridges in the precision rifle …

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[OverWatching]

Thank you for that!!!! Literally asking myself this same question.

 

[Mnash]

yeah I read that and i'm kind of assuming i'll lose about 120-150 fps with the same load, just wondering if its worth it haha. I'm also reading some other reports saying they only lost about 25 fps cutting it down 4 inches

 

[trob_205]

I love smaller handier rifles personally. I have a 24” 6.5cm barrel in my AI and wish it was 18”-20” lol. I have a 18” 308 barrel so I’ll save the chop job for now.

 

[6brshooter]

20" proof aiat. I thought id need the lighter bullets, but then I said "hold my beer". 147eldm (.697) at 2725 work pretty dang good, 8.1 drop and 1.6 drift in 10mph fv at 1k.