Hi guys,
I am in the process of a predator rifle build and could use some insight from those who know better than I. I was curious if any of you have built a short barrel 6mm Creedmoor to be used with lighter bullets? It looks like most of the testing with factory ammo is with a 24" barrel. If I were to build this thing with a 20" barrel would that be detrimental to the velocity and or overall performance? Nosler suggest their 6mm creed with a 70gn varmageddon will do 3500 fps out of a 24" barrel.
I have seen the 6mm creed barrel cut down test, but I was not sure if I could take their velocity drop per inch and apply it to the 70 gn bullet/velocity?
In the end it likely doesnt matter, as the coyote on the other end wont know if it was a 20" or a 24" barrel.
Much appreciated for any info that can be provided,
Calvin
I am in the process of a predator rifle build and could use some insight from those who know better than I. I was curious if any of you have built a short barrel 6mm Creedmoor to be used with lighter bullets? It looks like most of the testing with factory ammo is with a 24" barrel. If I were to build this thing with a 20" barrel would that be detrimental to the velocity and or overall performance? Nosler suggest their 6mm creed with a 70gn varmageddon will do 3500 fps out of a 24" barrel.
I have seen the 6mm creed barrel cut down test, but I was not sure if I could take their velocity drop per inch and apply it to the 70 gn bullet/velocity?
In the end it likely doesnt matter, as the coyote on the other end wont know if it was a 20" or a 24" barrel.
Much appreciated for any info that can be provided,
Calvin