sako751sg Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 Have a Swaro DS scope so changing from the Zeiss and before fitting im going to get the barrel chopped,threaded and re-crowned and was wondering what length was best? Anyone had theirs done and the results post chop? Its 24inch the now and was planning on taking down to 20.Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tignme Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 Had my x bolt chopped after a year old. Down to 20 ins and very little to tweak to zero. Absolutelty no difference in performance, I tweaked my homeloads a bit and the roe and foxs don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted June 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 19 minutes ago, tignme said: Had my x bolt chopped after a year old. Down to 20 ins and very little to tweak to zero. Absolutelty no difference in performance, I tweaked my homeloads a bit and the roe and foxs don't know. Spot on bud,thats all i need to know,cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRDS Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 The calibre will make a difference, certainly with a 243. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted June 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 2 hours ago, JRDS said: The calibre will make a difference, certainly with a 243. Its .243 fella,and thinking taking down to 20 inch should be fine for keeping it on the right side for red too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRDS Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 Maybe run it through a Ballistics Programme to see the difference. I have a 14 inch HMR and a 22 inch 204 so like short barrels, I think legally you would be safer at 22 inches but real world does it really matter? As an aside I have just fitted a Hausken over barrel Mod to my 6.5 x 55 / 204 (7mm hole) and it is very light and very effective so maybe consider 22 inches and a change of Mod depending on whether or not your current Mod is long and heavy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted June 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 47 minutes ago, JRDS said: Maybe run it through a Ballistics Programme to see the difference. I have a 14 inch HMR and a 22 inch 204 so like short barrels, I think legally you would be safer at 22 inches but real world does it really matter? As an aside I have just fitted a Hausken over barrel Mod to my 6.5 x 55 / 204 (7mm hole) and it is very light and very effective so maybe consider 22 inches and a change of Mod depending on whether or not your current Mod is long and heavy? As you say,real world very little but legally might be borderline. I reload for roe and foxes and just buy a couple of boxes of 100 grainers for the stags but if they are marginal i could cook a good legal load. Mod is a Hardy Gen5 so fine and light already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.