.300 wsm barrel chop

Kmarkwardt

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I’ve got a tikka t3x .300wsm with a TBAC 7” suppressor on it.

When I threaded the barrel, I left it full length.

Shoots great but it feels like I’m I’m lugging a civil war cannon around in the woods.

Shooting offhand is also challenging with so much length and weight out front.

Thinking about going to 20”.

It’s currently chrono-ing 180g Hornady CXs at 2800fps.

How much will I lose with the chop? 25fps per inch seems to be the standard I’m seeing.
 

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How much will I lose with the chop? 25fps per inch seems to be the standard I’m seeing.
You never really know until its done because barrels sometime have a mind of their own and it could be a little more or less but I think that's a good estimate and it'll likely be pretty close to that.

Having had numerous barrels shortened I can say with certainty, for me, the convenience of running a shorter barreled rifle with a can on it far outweighed any velocity loss.
 
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I had my T3 300WSM cut and threaded to 20" earlier this year.
Diligent Defense LTi with Barnes 165gr over H4350 is just under 3100.
 

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That 180 load seems slow. Regardless, chop it. You'll never go back. Go shorter than you think you should.
 

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Is it just to lose weight? Generally a 24" #4 sporter barrel weighs about 2 lbs. By chopping 4 or so inches from the muzzle area, you are going to save about 6 ounces - if losing potentially 100 to 150 fps is ok for the weight savings - do it.
 
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Kmarkwardt

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Is it just to lose weight? Generally a 24" #4 sporter barrel weighs about 2 lbs. By chopping 4 or so inches from the muzzle area, you are going to save about 6 ounces - if losing potentially 100 to 150 fps is ok for the weight savings - do it.
More rebalancing and maneuverability.
 
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