Quote Originally Posted by earl39
One would think that with the outside dimensions being the same on small shank and large shank that the weak spot on the 10/110 action would be the barrel since the 12 f/tr comes with a bull barrel 30" long. That tells me even with the thiner walls on the large shank it is still stout enough.
But the Target Action does not have half of the top cut out of it like the 10/110. Because it is solid on top, it can take more weight. For a 10/110 I wouldn't go over 26" with a bull barrel. That's just me, I am perfectly fine shooting my 17" barrel at 800 yards.