08-07-2014, 03:39 PM
Thanks for all the replies! Lots of good info here. Really seems to me like the 22" fills a void, that's why I wanted to go with it. The barrel maker acted like it was no big deal, could have any length I wanted AND threaded for the same money. Want to get a .30 cal suppressor (which would get cleared by the ATF quicker than you can get a barrel!!!), so already threaded was a big selling point. They could've told me that they'd never get around to making it though and that a 20 or 24 would be readily available. Not gonna cancel my order but I gotta do something in the meantime. Just wish they'd been straight up with me. I've got a Mega side charger and gonna put a Leupold 4.5-14X50 Long Range scope on, 30mm tube I had leftover from a 7mag Sendero I traded off. Also going to swap over on a lower with UBR. So this things already gonna be heavy. I never shoot deer long shot without a solid rest, not ethical, mostly blinds or over hood on bipod. My wife's gonna use it a lot on deer, she's over 6' so she can pack it around LOL . But I want to go ahead and get this thing together so she can practice up enough before this fall/winter. I'm thinking the 20 would surely fill the bill. Do you think it would be hard to sell the 20" Satern barrel after putting a couple hundred rounds down it, I take REALLY good care of my rifles. I've got 30 yr old bolt actions I've took hunting every year that you'd swear are new.