30 BR barrel length

[Eric Leonard]

what is max bbl length the 30BR will shoot at its best with 118 class bullets,,my rifle is set up with ST1000F stock with a short lop to shoot 100% free recoil and I shoot it better with heavier bbl ..
where would you have it cut off at,,is 24" max or will 26" shoot as well,I assume 28" would be over the top?

 

[Dusty Stevens]

What taper barrel you got? Ive never seen a regular HV class gun be able to run a barrel that long

 

[Eric Leonard]

I just shoot for fun man,,no weight limits at my place,,,

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Oh. Well to duplicate the success and to be able to shoot common loads without changing powders and such you may have to get it on down short

 

[Eric Leonard]

1.250 at 24 inches would be almost as heavy,,,

 

[Jason Boersma]

most 30br barrels are 20 to 24 inch but since your just shooting for fun I would go 26" or 28" with a HV contour.

 

[Eric Leonard]

do you think it will shoot the same powders and tune as easy as claimed with the shorter bbls,,savageguy has a couple 17 twist 28 inch HV so somebody is shooting long barreled 30BRs or cutting off a lot of a new blank,,

I guess if it doesnt tune well at 28 I can have it cut back,

 

[Jason Boersma]

It's easier to sell long blanks, The rifle might not balance as good. It should tune just as good but for point blank accuracy over the years they found shorter is better but don't let that stop you from trying, you might stumble onto something.

 

[Eric Leonard]

what about a brake,,is a 118 at 3050 enough to need a brake shootin free recoil in a 16-16.5 pound rifle,,

 

[Jason Boersma]

brakes aren't legal in comp but if they were you would see people using them, the 30br is kind of a violent cartridge, sharp recoil that can loosen screws. so for you I would recommend a brake.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

In comp we shoot 13.5lb 30br rifles free recoil

 

[Dave Berg]

A 28" barrel works fine. You'll get significantly higher velocity than with a shorter barrel. Mine run around 3150 fps.

My granddaughter started shooting one of my 16.5 pound 30 BR's free recoil when she was about twelve and kind of small for her age with no problems. I wouldn't consider a brake or a tuner.

After a goodly number of rounds I set the barrel back and also cut 0.3" off the muzzle end. 28", 26.5" and 25" all shoot the same except for a drop in velocity. Requires some re-tuning.

 

[jonbearman]

That is some great shooting Dave!