how long of a varmint contour for 110

[lal357]

like it says how long of a varmint contour barrel can i go on my flat back 110 with out stressing the action 26? maybe 28 inch ? i'm trying to decide on my next biuld and want to go as long as possible for shooting 300-1000 yds

[rjtfroggy]

Why not 30".Won't hurt it anymore than the factory 30's.

[efm77]

I've got two 116's that have been converted to large shank and I've got 28" varmint contours on both of them and they seem to be fine.

[jsimonh]

I have a 28" bull on my 112, and its doing fine.

[82boy]

Lets put it this way majority of Savage varmint barrels measure at 26 inches, if this is so then there must not be any problem with 26. I have used heavier contours than Savage varmint contour, with lenghts out past 28 inchs, and never had a problem. Savage places a heavier contour in a 30 inch long tube on their target actions, again must not be any problem. I would say you would be safe with any barrel that the barrel nut will still fit on, at 30 inches long.

Now onto the second part you dont need a long barrel to shoot long range. Most 600 and 1000 yard benchrest shooters only shoot long barrel because they want to set back and re-chamber them several times. My thought is whay not give the barrel its best chance right from the start, and make it close to optimal efficancy? If I re-chamber a barrel I will do it once, maybe twice after than the barrel is fairly toasted and doens't owe you a thing. My findins is a longer barrel is more of a hinderence than it helps, and manginfys problems.

[lal357]

my thinking was to get that extra fps the last match i shot 300 i saw and spoke with a few guys who had there barrel cut down to 20-24" and the lost of fps they resulted in more adjustment than i had to do to compensate for the wind. i have 30" bull on my target action now but the action it beefier than a 110 that is why i asked the question i'm thinking of a 26-28" varmint contour for this one in what caliber i'm not sure yet i have another post about that . i'm finding out that every cartridge has its pro's and cons .the worst part about it is i may give this gun to my son so he can have his own rifle to shoot instead of mine .lol

[geargrinder]

I had a 32" heavy barrel on my 338 Edge plus a muzzle brake after that. It was much thicker than a varmint.

I believe the countour was similar to a Peterbuilt truck axle. ;D

[efm77]

"I believe the countour was similar to a Peterbuilt truck axle. "

LOL. That's what I thought about my 28" ones and they are just the varmint contour. But they're large shank and taper straight off of the shank instead of the step down like a factory barrel so probably makes them heavier than even a factory barrel of the same length.