The muzzle blast is pretty stout with my 24" barrel and I get a fair amount of vertical lift off the front rest when I shoot it. I imagine it will be a little worse with a a 20" tube. If 20" floats your boat, go for it, but it seems a little short to me. I have a Kimber also with a 24" barrell. A 24" tube is not at all unweildy on a sporter gun.


Can't really say about the noise - I wear ear protection when shooting from the bench and sponge plugs when hunting (I use these for Elk mainly).

Elkbane