Remington 700 18"

[NYY]

Was looking at an 18" barrel on a remington 700 in .308. The barrel was enormous! (very thick). why is that? And is 18" less accurate than for example a 20"?

[AeroEngi]

Was looking at an 18" barrel on a remington 700 in .308. The barrel was enormous! (very thick). why is that? And is 18" less accurate than for example a 20"?

It wouldn't necessarily be less accurate but you'd have a little less muzzle velocity with the 18", nothing really noticable though. How many yards to you wanna shoot it at?

[brando]

For .308WIN, 18" is starting to become popular, though if you want to get the most out of that cartridge it's wise to go to 20-22".

[OutlawDon]

Was this a custom built rifle?

I don't know of any 700's that come with an 18" barrel from the factory.

[CK_32]

YouTube 18" barrel
To 1000 yards and watch lowlights video.

[jcaoloveshine]

18" is stiffer.

Less velocity, but this is not that great of an issue if you're not handloading.

Great handling and better balance for sure.

18-22" for 308 is sufficient, anything longer just gives you a bit more velocity. Either of those lengths will take you to 1000 with heavier ammo.

[NYY]

ive been only reaching out to 100 yards with my AR15 and want some to go much much farther. My goal is 1,000 yards. Now i know the AR COULD go to 1,000 even though mine is 16", i want to have much more velocity at that distance. I also heard the thicker barrel means it wont heat up as fast. And no, it was not custom that i know of. Held it at Sportsman Supply on Camden Avenue.

[Capita159]

This is nothing new to GPS sniper school. They've been teaching their students to shoot 18" Remingtons for many years:
GPS Sniper School

[XDm .40]

The 18" bull barrel would be the SPS Tactical if I'm not mistaken? Semi common I'd think.

[jcaoloveshine]

It must be custom. Remington makes no production 18" barrel.

Or you are underestimating and it's the 20" Tactical model.

Either way, it's a good barrel length and it will outshoot you probably if you are a novice shooter.

[Bhobbs]

If you want to get to 1K I would get the SPS-V with the heavy 26" barrel. The 18 can make it but the 26 will give you the extra velocity to make it a little easier.

[CK_32]

That video. Couldnt post it earlier due to being on my iphone.

[AM9000]

If its done correctly and the crown is good, Ive been told it could improve accuracy over a factory crowned barrel. Velocity loss does however, increase problems with stabilization and increase wind affect.

[OutlawDon]

The 18" bull barrel would be the SPS Tactical if I'm not mistaken? Semi common I'd think.

Negative.

The SPS Tactical has a 20" barrel.

As I said, there aren't any OEM Remington 700's with 18" barrels.

[phish]

32" or go home