CZ 550 varmit kevlar .308 Shorten barrel ?

[dilligaf]

I will soon be purchasing a CZ 550 varmit kevlar .308. My question is would you lose anything by shortening the barrel to 18"-20" ? I'm not looking for a 800 yard rifle more of a under 400 yard / hunting rifle. Any comments would be appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[Yeah]

Being as by shooting 308 Win you are already well behind the curve, you'd lose nothing you've not already lost.

Roughly 200 fps, going from 26" to 18".

 

[dross]

You might gain some accuracy, or more precisely, some precision.

 

[Small's]

I would shorten it also. Like others said you wont lose much besides a few fps and huge barrel. The positives outway the negatives in my book any day.'I bet that it will shoot good.

 

[farmboy365]

I would go 20in i had the same rifle in 22-250 and still have acoupe 527s i have yet to hear of a cz that did not shoot well.

 

[Colt556]

I'd go to 20" as well. I have a Remy 700 PSS 308 with 26" and an SPS with a 20" tube and I can't tell much difference in accuracy. I'm not an operator though so a better shot might be able to tell a difference. I love my 527 Target/Varmint in 223.

 

[jayhawk]

No problems at all at 400 yds. I have a Savage 10 PC in .308 that has a 20" barrel. It's about a 36" drop at 400 yards with a 100 yard zero (168gr FGMM).