I have been slowly building a Savage short action into a bench gun and feel a bit overwhelmed looking for a good barrel. I know there are better options out there but based on my situation, this is going to be in .308
Ranges I will be shooting should rarely go beyond 600 yards with 800 being the extreme maximum.
This will NOT be used for any sort of hunting, I already have my hunting rifles.
Question - how much of a difference do the different type of rifling make? What length of barrel would be optimal here? Would 26 inches be long enough to work out to 600?
Glass - I have been researching scopes for a long time and just wandering what would be considered an adequate piece in terms of price and performance for what I am trying to do. I would rather not spend $2000 on glass but also do not want to spend $200. Just looking for the happy middle ground before I would hit diminishing returns.
Thank you in advance for any and all advice.
Ranges I will be shooting should rarely go beyond 600 yards with 800 being the extreme maximum.
This will NOT be used for any sort of hunting, I already have my hunting rifles.
Question - how much of a difference do the different type of rifling make? What length of barrel would be optimal here? Would 26 inches be long enough to work out to 600?
Glass - I have been researching scopes for a long time and just wandering what would be considered an adequate piece in terms of price and performance for what I am trying to do. I would rather not spend $2000 on glass but also do not want to spend $200. Just looking for the happy middle ground before I would hit diminishing returns.
Thank you in advance for any and all advice.