why shorten a .300 wsm barrel

[yotehunter]

So today I drove up to Lacey WA to Cabelas. While I was there I was looking at the used rifles and found a good looking Remington 700 SPS in .300 WSM. Everything looked great on this rifle except someone had done a really good job and cut down the barrel and re-crowned it. I bought it anyways because it was a really really good deal and I can get another barrel for it. My question is why would someone have gone to all the work to shorten it to 16.5" from 24"?

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[UncalledForGabe]

Because it looks "cool" despite the major velocity loss. Duh!

 

[yotehunter]

haha what was I thinking?

 

[UncalledForGabe]

Not to mention the sweet flash burn from the huge muzzle flash!

 

[yotehunter]

yeah picked it up for $300... Now I got to decide what new barreled caliber to go with.

 

[Spitpatch]

What the previous owner accomplished was turning his "Short Mag" into most probably an anemic .308. Maybe he owns stock in a powder company and was single-handedly trying to boost sales, or perhaps he enjoyed the dual benefit of igniting all vegetation around him for a warming fire after the shot.

 

[rodell]

So it would fit on his ATV? Golf bag?

 

[KalamaMark]

Ever try and hunt the coast range? 200 yards into that salal, salmonberry, blackberry and vine maple thicket would make that barrel mod seem brilliant.