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Originally Posted by chuck
I find a rifle that shoots well at 400 yds will work wonderfully at 40 feet. The opposite is not always the case.
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Sound logic. I've never found that the extra length of my .270 with its 22"bbl was that much of a hindrance over shorter rifles I've used... But in the last 10 years I can remember killing exactly 3 animals at over 200 yards. On the very rare occasion that a long range shot is presented I am invariably in undergrowth where it is impossible to take a position steady enough to make the shot. Regardless of what rifle you put in my hands, I still don't have any business taking an offhand shot under field conditions at much over 100 yards.
Therefore, while I feel that a couple inches of barrel isn't a big deal, to me a few extra fps matters even less. I think I'm leaning towards a bolt action with a 20" bbl in .308 with a low powered scope. Something at the bushy end of all around.