CRUACH Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 I have a long action Borden repeater (.480 bolt face) to build on. The rifle will be used as a general purpose hunter that is capable of being competitive if need be. The barrel length would need to be around 24" as a mod will be fitted. I've been looking at 6.5 and 7mm options so far: long throated .260, 6.5x55, 6.5-284, 284, 280. Decent barrel life would be nice but not a deal breaker. Which of these (or any others?) will perform to it's potential in a relatively short barrel and utilise the higher bc bullets at optimum velocity, compared to more dedicated range builds running 30+inch barrels? Many Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 All will be fine using this barrel length ive built several of all with the exception of 280 Rem using 20-24” barrels None suffered in performance and accuracy for the shorter barrel length im personally using a 6.5-284 with a 22” barrel that does not suffer noticeable velocity drop with 140’s and has proven extremely effective out to ranges that uk animals are culled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRUACH Posted August 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 Thanks for the input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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