Your rifle’s barrel length affects the muzzle velocity of the ammunition you shoot, your ability to interface with the rifle and the rifle’s capabilities in various hunting and shooting situations. Today, many manufacturers are offering rifles with shorter barrels, and lots of hunters are choosing them. The reasons are twofold. A shorter barrel often pairs better with a suppressor, and shorter rifles typically tend to make for easier-handling rifles.
Suppressors have become very popular with hunters, but a suppressor can add 6 to 10 inches to a rifle’s length. A common 22-inch-barreled bolt-action rifle is about 42 inches long. Add a suppressor, and it can be 50 inches long—almost as long as Daniel
