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smkinva Ex Member	Barrel Length for BPCRS Jun 26^th, 2006 at 10:11am	Print Post
	I am new to the sport and saw a good deal on a Lone Star rifle in .45-70. Thinking "what a deal" and "perfect for BPCRS" I snapped up the rifle. Then I was reading more and found that the average barrel lengths are between 30 and 34 inches with a lot of folks going with 32 inches. The gun I purchased has a 26 inch barrel (may be 24 inches, I do not know whether to measure to the end of the breech or not). Did I screw up royally? Do I need to have a longer barrel to be able to reach out to 500 meters for the rams?


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Brent Ex Member	Re: Barrel Length for BPCRS Reply #1 - Jun 26^th, 2006 at 10:45am	Print Post
	You will be fine. The 26" barrel is not a big deal. You will have less fouling problems, that will probably more than compensate for a slightly shorter sight radius. Shoot it! Brent


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boats Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7478 Location: Virginia Joined: Apr 23^rd, 2004	Re: Barrel Length for BPCRS Reply #2 - Jun 26^th, 2006 at 11:01am	Print Post
	The issue with BPCS is making weight which is probably why your barrel is 26" A shorter barrel is stiffer for it's weight and generaly considered to be more accurate. In any event it's no negative and those Lone Star rifles are real nice Boats


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smkinva Ex Member	Re: Barrel Length for BPCRS Reply #3 - Jun 27^th, 2006 at 1:56pm	Print Post
	Thanks for the reasuring comments folks. I feel much better now. I am going to go shoot this thing now and have fun!


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