.358 Win optimal barrel length

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*I too got the highest velocities (and superior accuracy) in a 22" .350 Rem Mag using TAC.

Not to derail the thread on 358 Win, if you want eye watering loads in 350 RemMag try MR2000 with 225’s!

 

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Here it is with the newly shortened barrel (20") after I put it all together. This is on a Savage 'Lady Hunter' short action that has a slimmer wrist in the stock, shorter length of pull and high comb. I played with a couple of different scopes and mounts, but I think I like the Leupold backcountry 1 piece ringmounts the best so far in this application. .The weight comes out to 8.3 pounds with the scope and all, so hopefully it's a nice balance of reasonable weight and recoil attenuation for the wife.