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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Webfoot on December 17, 2022, 05:19:56 PM

Title: Barrel length ?
Post by: Webfoot on December 17, 2022, 05:19:56 PM: What is the proper way to measure barrel length?

From end of barrel to where?
Title: Re: Barrel length ?
Post by: metlhead on December 17, 2022, 05:32:43 PM: To the other end! Seriously it is measured from the breech face.
Title: Re: Barrel length ?
Post by: Magnum_Willys on December 17, 2022, 05:46:31 PM: Stick cleaning rod down barrel mark at muzzle, measure it.
Title: Re: Barrel length ?
Post by: b23 on December 17, 2022, 08:06:17 PM: On a Remington or others similar, from the little hole in the side of the action to the muzzle will put you pretty darn close.
Title: Re: Barrel length ?
Post by: Buckjunkie on December 17, 2022, 08:40:06 PM: Quote from: b23 on December 17, 2022, 08:06:17 PM
On a Remington or others similar, from the little hole in the side of the action to the muzzle will put you pretty darn close.

:yeah:
Title: Re: Barrel length ?
Post by: CaNINE on December 18, 2022, 05:28:00 AM: Don’t include a muzzle brake….if you have one
Title: Re: Barrel length ?
Post by: Webfoot on December 18, 2022, 08:42:23 AM: So with the cleaning rod method I assume the end down the barrel goes against the bolt face on a closed bolt.
The reason I am trying to figure this out is that I have a Ruger M77 MK11 in 300 WSM that I am not sure what the barrel length is.
Title: Re: Barrel length ?
Post by: Magnum_Willys on December 18, 2022, 08:49:38 AM: Quote from: Webfoot on December 18, 2022, 08:42:23 AM
So with the cleaning rod method I assume the end down the barrel goes against the bolt face on a closed bolt.
The reason I am trying to figure this out is that I have a Ruger M77 MK11 in 300 WSM that I am not sure what the barrel length is.

Yes