Do it all barrel contour

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I want a barrel for hunting and shooting steel so I would like to find the sweet spot not too heavy not too light stock will be a Stockys carbon action a tikka and a light weight Leupold caliber is 7Saum thinking of going with a 26 inch 1:8
 

rootacres

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Bart 3B ish would be my vote. Coming from another 7 SAUM user, why going 26"? I have a 21" Proof pushing 168 VLDs at 2960 fps w/ H1000. Maybe it's just me but that's more than enough juice for anything in the lower 48 (minus grizz) and its a pleasure to carry around in the backcountry.
 
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Twistedtrucker1
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Bart 3B ish would be my vote. Coming from another 7 SAUM user, why going 26"? I have a 21" Proof pushing 168 VLDs at 2960 fps w/ H1000. Maybe it's just me but that's more than enough juice for anything in the lower 48 (minus grizz) and its a pleasure to carry around in the backcountry.
Chasing velocity but I’m not fixed on a length yet don’t mine a 22”24” inch
 
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