TargetTalk

Any particular reason you think that? I use a standard length 1913 barrel, 690mm, and have a 10" Uptagrafft tube on it as well. If it's the weight you mean, then mine's bloody heavy, but I can still shoot it. The weight forward makes it extremely stable. Only criticism I feel is valid about it is that the weight tells on your hand in prone, quite badly.

I have nothing against the 660 and 690 barrels if someone is shooting prone only, other than you pointed out they are very heavy, and add a scope to that, and they get even heavier. having shot both kinds, the shorter 500mm barrel balances much better in the other positions.

Another factor is the time it takes for the bullet to leave the bore. It takes less time for the bullet to leave in the 500mm barrel, and you may get a few points because of it. Although if you are relying on your barrel length to shoot your scores, you have your priorities all mixed up.
Matt

I was told by a shooter who used to own a 2013 that they can finicky is there any truth to this or was it just his rifle.
Jason

WesternGrizzly wrote:I have nothing against the 660 and 690 barrels if someone is shooting prone only, other than you pointed out they are very heavy, and add a scope to that, and they get even heavier. having shot both kinds, the shorter 500mm barrel balances much better in the other positions.

Another factor is the time it takes for the bullet to leave the bore. It takes less time for the bullet to leave in the 500mm barrel, and you may get a few points because of it. Although if you are relying on your barrel length to shoot your scores, you have your priorities all mixed up.
Matt

Balance is personal preference though. I love how solid and steady my rifle's weight-forward setup is. Sits dead solid on target. Lighter guns don't do the same for me, though they're easier on the system. For prone, the weight is deadening in recoil terms, and the really long sight radius (over a metre for me) is awesome, especially when the nerves are up in competition. Barrel time is a moot point I think. You dealt with it yourself, and I really don't think it matters if you're doing things right. Debevec never used a short barrel for the world record.

pratt2208 wrote:I was told by a shooter who used to own a 2013 that they can finicky is there any truth to this or was it just his rifle.
Jason

I have never heard this.
matt

I have heard that 20xx rifles were more difficult to bed. I can't comment as I shoot a round action.

I can see how changing the barrel would affect the bedding. A fractional difference in the diameter of the barrel tenon, would alter how the receiver sits in the stock, due to the clamping.