{"id":35725,"date":"2023-04-24T14:42:43","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T12:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fbt.shop\/?p=35725"},"modified":"2023-05-25T17:25:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T15:25:54","slug":"barrel-length-energy-loss-bullet-velocity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fbt.shop\/en\/lauflaenge-energieverlust-geschossgeschwindigkeit\/","title":{"rendered":"Test: barrel shortening | short barrel | various calibres (308 Win, 6.5 Creedmoor, 8.5\u00d755 Blaser, 300 WSM) barrel shortening in 2.5 cm steps | energy loss and bullet velocity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div>\n<h2>Barrel shortening test | Short barrels and bullet velocities | Different calibres - what is ideal for short barrels? Barrel shortening and energy change - test study in the FBT shooting cellar<\/h2>\n<p>The topic <strong>Run shortening<\/strong> resp. <strong>Short gun barrels<\/strong> at the latest since the spread of <strong>Silencers<\/strong> on everyone's lips. There are many different opinions on calibres, barrel lengths and the resulting calibre performance.<\/p>\n<p>One <strong>Founded base<\/strong> is missing in most discussions, so we at FBT decided to give it a try.<\/p>\n<p>We have focussed on <strong>standard range on the market<\/strong> from <strong>Ammunition<\/strong> served to achieve results with <strong>Practical relevance<\/strong> to receive.<\/p>\n<p>Our <strong>Running lengths \/ speed Test series<\/strong> we carried out in our in-house shooting range. As a basis, we opted for the <strong>Weapon system <a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blaser_Jagdwaffen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored\">Blaser R8<\/a><\/strong> decided, as the <strong>R8 Interchangeable barrels<\/strong> all calibres could be covered.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Run shortening<\/strong> were very simply created using <strong>Saw or cutting disc<\/strong> and the muzzle lowered in each case. The precision was successfully tested at the final length (46 cm) after fitting a muzzle thread.<\/p>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div>\n<h3>ALL test results | 4 calibre groups test setup | 308 Win, 8.5\u00d755 Blaser, 300 WSM, 6.5 Creedmoor | in the barrel length test with different ammunition makes<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1323864802\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-947455054\" class=\"col medium-3 small-6 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover bg-overlay-add-50 bg-grayscale\" id=\"banner-441751618\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/fbt.shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/308-Win-Laufkuerzung-6-500x283.webp\" class=\"bg attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"308 Win barrel shortening | Study with different ammunition\" title=\"\">                                    \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <a class=\"fill\" href=\"https:\/\/fbt.shop\/en\/308-winchester-shorten-running-length\/\"><div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div><\/a>            \n   <div id=\"text-box-690604967\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n<h3 class=\"uppercase\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fbt.shop\/en\/308-winchester-shorten-running-length\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 80%;\"><strong>308 WIN<br \/>\n<\/strong>Results<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-690604967 {\n  width: 60%;\n}\n#text-box-690604967 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-441751618 {\n  padding-top: 150px;\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1078932247\" class=\"col medium-3 small-6 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover bg-grayscale bg-overlay-add\" id=\"banner-1533657898\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/fbt.shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/65-creedmoor18.webp\" class=\"bg attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Barrel shortening &amp; 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barrel length tests | Energy Study FBT\" title=\"\">                                    \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <a class=\"fill\" href=\"https:\/\/fbt.shop\/en\/8comma5x55-shorten-barrel-length\/\"><div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div><\/a>            \n   <div id=\"text-box-1752190100\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n<h3 class=\"uppercase\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fbt.shop\/en\/8comma5x55-shorten-barrel-length\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 80%;\"><strong>8,5\u00d755<br \/>\n<\/strong>Results<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-1752190100 {\n  width: 60%;\n}\n#text-box-1752190100 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-996945264 {\n  padding-top: 150px;\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2094738949\" class=\"col medium-3 small-6 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover bg-overlay-add bg-grayscale\" id=\"banner-147182798\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/fbt.shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/300-wsm-laufkuerzung18-500x283.webp\" class=\"bg attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\".300 WSM Winchester Short Magnum | barrel shortening barrel length study\" title=\"\">                                    \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <a class=\"fill\" href=\"https:\/\/fbt.shop\/en\/shorten-300-wsm-running-length\/\"><div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div><\/a>            \n   <div id=\"text-box-88335308\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n<h3 class=\"uppercase\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fbt.shop\/en\/shorten-300-wsm-running-length\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 80%;\"><strong>300 WSM<br \/>\n<\/strong>Results<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-88335308 {\n  width: 60%;\n}\n#text-box-88335308 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-147182798 {\n  padding-top: 150px;\n}\n#banner-147182798 .banner-bg img {\n  object-position: 28% 13%;\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ddoptics.shop\/lauflaenge-kuerzen-308-win-energieverlust-geschossgeschwindigkeit\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button alert lowercase expand\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"border-radius:7px;\">\n\t\t<span>TIP: Additional USA barrel length 308 study up to 20 cm barrel length<\/span>\n\t<i class=\"icon-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">The FBT best list - our recommendation for rifle calibres<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"accordion\">\n\t<div id=\"accordion-3608975008\" class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t<a id=\"accordion-3608975008-label\" class=\"accordion-title plain active\" href=\"#accordion-item-6,5-creedmoor\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"accordion-3608975008-content\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t<span>6.5 Creedmoor<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-3608975008-content\" class=\"accordion-inner\" style=\"display: block;\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-3608975008-label\">\n\t\t\t\n<p>Not only\u00a0<strong>Extremely effective<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>Long distances<\/strong>\u00a0but also extremely comfortable to shoot. Due to the\u00a0<strong>small bullet diameter of 6.5 mm<\/strong>\u00a0and the very long bullets result in a calibre with good energy retention and high penetration at long ranges.<\/p>\n<p>The sleeve shape itself and the\u00a0<strong>Powder tuning of most ammunition manufacturers<\/strong>\u00a0make them a suitable short-running calibre.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"accordion-3147153068\" class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t<a id=\"accordion-3147153068-label\" class=\"accordion-title plain\" href=\"#accordion-item-.308-win\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-3147153068-content\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t<span>.308 Win<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-3147153068-content\" class=\"accordion-inner\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-3147153068-label\">\n\t\t\t\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Standard calibre<\/strong> of today - what used to be covered by 7\u00d764 is now fulfilled by the 308 Win.<\/p>\n<p>And for good reason\u00a0<strong>Reason: Perfect suitability for silencers<\/strong>\u00a0by corresponding quantities of gas,\u00a0<strong>Sufficient power reserves<\/strong>\u00a0for most game species and a wide range of different manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p>If the shooting distances are max. 300 m, it is the logical choice.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"accordion-3923100498\" class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t<a id=\"accordion-3923100498-label\" class=\"accordion-title plain\" href=\"#accordion-item-8,5\u00d755-blaser\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-3923100498-content\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t<span>8.5\u00d755 Blaser<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-3923100498-content\" class=\"accordion-inner\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-3923100498-label\">\n\t\t\t\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>latest calibres<\/strong>\u00a0in our selection is characterised by the\u00a0<strong>Excellent instantaneous effect<\/strong>\u00a0at distances of up to 300 metres.<\/p>\n<p>Hardly any other calibre delivers a comparable effect at these distances. Availability is hardly a problem worldwide thanks to the namesake and developer Blaser.<\/p>\n<p>Here, too, we immediately realised how big the\u00a0<strong>Potential as a short-running calibre<\/strong>\u00a0is. On paper, it is close on the heels of the 300 WSM, but in practice it loses penetration at +300 m, 8.5 mm is more than 7.62 mm and so it is not as good as the 300 WSM.\u00a0<strong>Advantage at short distances<\/strong>\u00a0to a slight disadvantage if it is wider.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"accordion-2548434818\" class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t<a id=\"accordion-2548434818-label\" class=\"accordion-title plain\" href=\"#accordion-item-300-wsm\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-2548434818-content\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t<span>300 WSM<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-2548434818-content\" class=\"accordion-inner\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-2548434818-label\">\n\t\t\t\n<p>Who\u00a0<strong>Magnum performance<\/strong>\u00a0for long distances in conjunction with a\u00a0<strong>short run<\/strong>\u00a0will find what they are looking for in the 300 WSM. The striking\u00a0<strong>High inherent precision<\/strong>\u00a0of the calibre is known anyway, but hardly anyone knows how well it also works from barrels under 50cm.<\/p>\n<p>With appropriate loads (e.g. ELD-X, Hornady Precision Hunter) it still delivers\u00a0<strong>more than 2000 joules at 500 m from the 46 cm barrel.\u00a0<\/strong>Overall, it should be noted that experience has shown that the momentary effect at distances under 300 metres is worse than that of a 308 Win.<\/p>\n<p>So when choosing the calibre, you should consider how long the actual main distances are!<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div>\n<h3>Data detail E500 of different barrel lengths and calibres<\/h3>\n<p>Many things can now be visualised from the data. Here is an interesting presentation of data in a 500 m comparison. Bullet diameter and BC values play a major role in further shots.<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1120890250\">\n\t\t<a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/fbt.shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/E500-Vergleich.webp\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/fbt.shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/E500-Vergleich.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Barrel length test | energy comparisons at 500 m with different barrel lengths and calibres\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fbt.shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/E500-Vergleich.webp 1200w, https:\/\/fbt.shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/E500-Vergleich-340x179.webp 340w, https:\/\/fbt.shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/E500-Vergleich-470x248.webp 470w, https:\/\/fbt.shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/E500-Vergleich-870x459.webp 870w, https:\/\/fbt.shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/E500-Vergleich-1000x528.webp 1000w, https:\/\/fbt.shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/E500-Vergleich-500x264.webp 500w, https:\/\/fbt.shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/E500-Vergleich-768x405.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1120890250 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Perhaps you would also like to shorten your existing barrel - with thread? 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The following 4 have established themselves in our list of recommended calibres:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>6.5 Creedmoor<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Not only <strong>Extremely effective<\/strong> on <strong>Long distances<\/strong> but also extremely comfortable to shoot. Due to the <strong>small bullet diameter of 6.5 mm<\/strong> and the very long bullets result in a calibre with good energy retention and high penetration at long ranges.<\/p>\n<p>The sleeve shape itself and the <strong>Powder tuning of most ammunition manufacturers<\/strong> make them a suitable short-running calibre.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>.308 Win<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The <strong>Standard calibre<\/strong> of today - what used to be covered by 7\u00d764 is now fulfilled by the 308 Win. And for good reason <strong>Reason: Perfect suitability for silencers<\/strong> by corresponding quantities of gas, <strong>Sufficient power reserves<\/strong> for most game species and a wide range of different manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p>If the shooting distances are max. 300 m, it is the logical choice.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>8.5\u00d755 Blaser<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The <strong>latest calibres<\/strong> in our selection is characterised by the <strong>Excellent instantaneous effect<\/strong> at distances of up to 300 metres.<\/p>\n<p>Hardly any other calibre delivers a comparable effect at these distances. Availability is hardly a problem worldwide thanks to the namesake and developer Blaser.<\/p>\n<p>Here, too, we immediately realised how big the <strong>Potential as a short-running calibre<\/strong> is. On paper, it is close on the heels of the 300 WSM, but in practice it loses penetration at +300 m, 8.5 mm is more than 7.62 mm and so it is not as good as the 300 WSM. <strong>Advantage at short distances<\/strong> to a slight disadvantage if it is wider.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>300 WSM<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Who <strong>Magnum performance<\/strong> for long distances in conjunction with a <strong>short run<\/strong> will find what they are looking for in the 300 WSM. The striking <strong>High inherent precision<\/strong> of the calibre is known anyway, but hardly anyone knows how well it also works from barrels under 50cm.<\/p>\n<p>With appropriate loads (e.g. ELD-X, Hornady Precision Hunter) it still delivers <strong>more than 2000 joules at 500 m from the 46 cm barrel.\u00a0<\/strong>Overall, it should be noted that experience has shown that the momentary effect at distances under 300 metres is worse than that of a 308 Win.<\/p>\n<p>So when choosing the calibre, you should consider how long the actual main distances are!<br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What influence do short runs have on the energy change - our test study provides answers here ...<\/p>","protected":false},"author":414,"featured_media":34762,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[280],"tags":[2496,2494,2493,2495],"class_list":["post-35725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-lauflaenge-energie","tag-lauflaenge-geschwindigkeit","tag-lauflaenge-kuerzen","tag-lauflaenge-test"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbt.shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbt.shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbt.shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbt.shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/414"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbt.shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fbt.shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35725\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbt.shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbt.shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbt.shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbt.shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}