Posted: 1/3/2024 10:06:57 PM EDT
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So I have a chance to re-barrel a rifle to 25-06. Barrel will be a 25” Shilen. I always wanted a quarterbore, but want to run it suppressed using one of my 30-cal cans. Main use will be whacking coyotes (so 90grn bullets). My question is: how short did you cut and thread the barrel for use with a can? In researching the shortening of 25-06 barrels generally it seems the consensus is to not shorten below 22”, for otherwise you lose effective velocity for this cartridge. Anybody done this, or similar with a predator/varmint caliber? Thanks. |
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Nothing wrong with a longer barrel for predator hunting. For years I shot a .243 AI with a 26" barrel with a Savage target action. Sounds like you'd be reloading and using faster burning powders can still take advantage of shorter barrels if you decide to go that route. |
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Originally Posted By number40Fan: Nothing wrong with a longer barrel for predator hunting. For years I shot a .243 AI with a 26" barrel with a Savage target action. Sounds like you'd be reloading and using faster burning powders can still take advantage of shorter barrels if you decide to go that route. Was your .243 AI suppressed? |
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| I grew up shooting mule deer in the Oregon high desert and it was as flat and accurate as anything. Like a fool I sold that rifle but years later I had an old Mauser rebarreled to .25-06 with a 26" Shilen barrel. I shoot 120 grain Nosler Partition bullets into 1 hole at 100yds. Took my first and only Antelope with it. With my rifle and load I'd use it on Elk if I had to but have other custom Mauser rifles for that. |
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Update: we decided to cut the Shilen barrel to 22” and add a direct thread 5.56 mount. The mount will be internally reamed to .30-cal to accommodate passage of a .257 projectile. The mount will host a light-weight 30-cal can which will add some amount of back-boost to bullet velocity and hopefully offer decent sound suppression. |
| im in the middle of doing the same thing, but I bought my barrel from someone that had a shilen barrel on the shelf ad left it the length they had. I think its 26", heavy sporter profile. The only thing I changed was having them cut threads for a direct thread 30 cal suppressor. |
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Originally Posted By fulminate: im in the middle of doing the same thing, but I bought my barrel from someone that had a shilen barrel on the shelf ad left it the length they had. I think it’s 26", heavy sporter profile. The only thing I changed was having them cut threads for a direct thread 30 cal suppressor. We just decided leaving the Shilen tube at factory length would make the end result (long barrel + 30-cal can) too unwieldy for night hunts in the farm fields. The idea is to have a dedicated bolt rig for coyotes. |
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