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20" bl. will add 100 fps over the 18 1/2".
(close, anyway) In the short barrels, the 85gr. mono-bullets seem to shine over the heavier cup and core bullets.

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Get yourself a game tag for something.
There's a lot of wild pig opportunity up in the Paso Robles area. It should be easy to get that neat little rifle out in the field for a workout.
You'll be happy that you did.

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Congratulations and a nice looking stutzen in a different type of rifle. Now a birthday hunt.

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Thanks gents!

Tinker, I'm in the ever so lovely city of Los Angeles. The more time goes on the more I aspire to a nice place somewhere in Montana.

Daryl, it's a 20" barrel but still a fairly short rifle overall at 38.5". I know the Sako carbine I was looking at is at least an Inch longer than the Merkel.

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Normally, with that 1 1/2" drop in length, a reduction of about 50fps would be made.
The larger the case compared to bullet diameter, the greater the drop.
Normally, from say, 24" to 20", the drop would be in the 35fps range, per inch.
There seems to be a critical length, where the drop in vel. is even greater and with many ctgs. That seems to be 20" for many, and dropping from there further, will have increased drop per inch.
As noted, it depends on the ctg.
Of course in California, you will need to use a mono bullet anyway. The Hornady 80gr. GMX or Barnes 85gr. TSX will fill the bill.
So - Hornady or Federal ammo load those, seems to me.

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Thanks gents!

Tinker, I'm in the ever so lovely city of Los Angeles. The more time goes on the more I aspire to a nice place somewhere in Montana.

Daryl, it's a 20" barrel but still a fairly short rifle overall at 38.5". I know the Sako carbine I was looking at is at least an Inch longer than the Merkel.

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MONTANA is horrible.. tons of snakes, horrible grizzly attacks every day.. lots of men, women and children go missing every day... earthquakes.. fires.. droughts... tell everyone Montana is a horrible place..

Ripp

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Can't fool me Ripp! I'd take snakes, bears, earthquakes, fires, droughts, and missing humans any day over delusional protesters and rioters. Traffic and smog isn't all that great either.

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Normally, with that 1 1/2" drop in length, a reduction of about 50fps would be made.
The larger the case compared to bullet diameter, the greater the drop.
Normally, from say, 24" to 20", the drop would be in the 35fps range, per inch.
There seems to be a critical length, where the drop in vel. is even greater and with many ctgs. That seems to be 20" for many, and dropping from there further, will have increased drop per inch.
As noted, it depends on the ctg.
Of course in California, you will need to use a mono bullet anyway. The Hornady 80gr. GMX or Barnes 85gr. TSX will fill the bill.
So - Hornady or Federal ammo load those, seems to me.

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I will keep this in mind, thank you Daryl. I picked up Federal in 100gr for the range, will look for the ones you mentioned for hunting.

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Thanks gents!

Tinker, I'm in the ever so lovely city of Los Angeles. The more time goes on the more I aspire to a nice place somewhere in Montana.

Daryl, it's a 20" barrel but still a fairly short rifle overall at 38.5". I know the Sako carbine I was looking at is at least an Inch longer than the Merkel.

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MONTANA is horrible.. tons of snakes, horrible grizzly attacks every day.. lots of men, women and children go missing every day... earthquakes.. fires.. droughts... tell everyone Montana is a horrible place..

Ripp

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Can't fool me Ripp! I'd take snakes, bears, earthquakes, fires, droughts, and missing humans any day over delusional protesters and rioters. Traffic and smog isn't all that great either.

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smog and rioters are horrible here as well..they are all moving here.. tell the world.. Montana is horrible.. stay away.. high taxes.. high unemployment... mostly all men.. no women...

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Normally, with that 1 1/2" drop in length, a reduction of about 50fps would be made.
The larger the case compared to bullet diameter, the greater the drop.
Normally, from say, 24" to 20", the drop would be in the 35fps range, per inch.
There seems to be a critical length, where the drop in vel. is even greater and with many ctgs. That seems to be 20" for many, and dropping from there further, will have increased drop per inch.
As noted, it depends on the ctg.
Of course in California, you will need to use a mono bullet anyway. The Hornady 80gr. GMX or Barnes 85gr. TSX will fill the bill.
So - Hornady or Federal ammo load those, seems to me.

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I will keep this in mind, thank you Daryl. I picked up Federal in 100gr for the range, will look for the ones you mentioned for hunting.

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Thanks gents!

Tinker, I'm in the ever so lovely city of Los Angeles. The more time goes on the more I aspire to a nice place somewhere in Montana.

Daryl, it's a 20" barrel but still a fairly short rifle overall at 38.5". I know the Sako carbine I was looking at is at least an Inch longer than the Merkel.

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MONTANA is horrible.. tons of snakes, horrible grizzly attacks every day.. lots of men, women and children go missing every day... earthquakes.. fires.. droughts... tell everyone Montana is a horrible place..

Ripp

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Can't fool me Ripp! I'd take snakes, bears, earthquakes, fires, droughts, and missing humans any day over delusional protesters and rioters. Traffic and smog isn't all that great either.

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smog and rioters are horrible here as well..they are all moving here.. tell the world.. Montana is horrible.. stay away.. high taxes.. high unemployment... mostly all men.. no women...

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Should the craziness continue, will be interesting to see if more people move away from the urban areas & more "popular" states.

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smog and rioters are horrible here as well..they are all moving here.. tell the world.. Montana is horrible.. stay away.. high taxes.. high unemployment... mostly all men.. no women...




That's a good one, RIPP!!!!!!

Too many broke-back mountains?

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Haha, I thought similar. Mostly all men, might attract certain types. Looking for a he man to be girly for. Yuck.

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That's a good one, RIPP!!!!!!

Too many broke-back mountains?

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Rifle is a bit heavy, nearly 10lbs with scope + mount but I absolutely love it and the action is phenomenal. Can't wait to go hunting!

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Its a pity so many of these modern German rifle designs are so overly heavy.

A nice stutzen like this should be light and handy.

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Rifle is a bit heavy, nearly 10lbs with scope + mount but I absolutely love it and the action is phenomenal. Can't wait to go hunting!

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Its a pity so many of these modern German rifle designs are so overly heavy.

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I have a Merkel 20 Gauge SXS shotgun.. absolute dream to hunt with.. lightweight, fast and very deadly...one of my all time favorites...

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