no1rich Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 Hey Guy's. I'm new here Hello to you all > > > Got a burning question I need to sort.. One of my rifles is a Savage Arms 93R Series .17HMR, I got it thread'd for a silencer a while back now but with the length of the barrel and then the silencer, its stupidly long. How short would I be able to get it cut down again, How low can you go without effecting the overall accuracy! Any ideas guys... Cheers Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 Some say 14" but cz do them new at 16" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 (edited) It'll cost you a bit to get it cut and re-proofed (unless you don't get it proofed and just do that when you come to sell it) My CZ is about 16 inches long. It's perfectly accurate, but I don't know what the difference would make on a longer barrel. (from what I've heard it's nothing to worry over) Why not look at putting a carbon fibre sound mod on the end, as this will seriously decrease the weight. Oh and a bipod might help! Will Edited November 23, 2008 by harfordwmj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 My CZ has got the 16" barrel, there seems to be no difference in accuracy of mine or my friends 20" (i think its 20) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulkyuk Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 you will lose 50ft per second in bullet speed for every inch you cut off the barrel ( or so i've been told) I used to shoot a HW60J 17hmr with a 14" barrel and had no problem taking bunnies at 200yrds and beyond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no1rich Posted November 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 The barrel is a tad under 20" long at present, than there's the ASE UTRA on the end. Would'nt mind taking 6" of it, even if it looses 50fps for every inch, 300fps, I rarely shoot over 200yrd's with it... Think that'd be alright, cheers for the advice guys... Its much welcome Here's some pics of it at present... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 16" cz to give you an idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatGun Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 My marlin 917vs ( similar gun ) has a 16 " barrel and works fine. I dare say 14" would probably be ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derek.snr Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 my cz with 16 in and dm80,which slides over a couple of in before screwing on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 (edited) I will take your one and raise you three , four taken in one night Only two in this photo though Edited November 23, 2008 by magman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derek.snr Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 you show me yours ,i"ll show you mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no1rich Posted November 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Cheers Guys... Think my mind's set, 6" Chop... Never seen a DM80, are they any good! ! ! ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labrador Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 hi no1rich how are you finding the savage rifle i am looking for a .17 and like the look of the model you have. lab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no1rich Posted November 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 You cant go wrong with them, some of the fancy models are'nt cheap, but there well worth it. The later models with the thumb hole stocks are majic.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casts_by_fly Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Here is the data from the Bullberry test. Long story short, they chopped a barrel from 22" down to 11". The average velocity loss was 132 fps over the 11". At 11" they still averaged well over 2300 fps. For a moderate or large case centerfire you'll loose 40+ fps per inch, but not with a rimfire. http://www.bullberry.com/HMRdata.html Thanks, Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookie Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Interesting reading that article... Strange to see the shots getting apparently more consistant with each progressive cut down. Certainly food for thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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