08-03-2011, 05:39 PM
You can figure 25-50 FPS loss per inch of barrel.
Barrel length really is more dependent on use. If you are going to be hunting, then a 16-18 inch barrel will probably serve your needs best, since hunting shots with the Grendel will most likely be inside 400 yards, and from most hunting expericence, inside 200 yards.
(18" is Bill Alexanders personal favorite for that use.)
Target shooters may want more barrel, my Grendel has a 28" barrel, but its not really a practical hunting rifle, except maybe for prairie dogs.
My other Grendel is a 20", which works fine for everything else I do.
That said, I have a friend who uses an 11-12" for deer hunting, because he can hunt suppressed where he lives!
Barrel length really is more dependent on use. If you are going to be hunting, then a 16-18 inch barrel will probably serve your needs best, since hunting shots with the Grendel will most likely be inside 400 yards, and from most hunting expericence, inside 200 yards.
(18" is Bill Alexanders personal favorite for that use.)
Target shooters may want more barrel, my Grendel has a 28" barrel, but its not really a practical hunting rifle, except maybe for prairie dogs.
My other Grendel is a 20", which works fine for everything else I do.
That said, I have a friend who uses an 11-12" for deer hunting, because he can hunt suppressed where he lives!
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