His rifle is a Remington Model 700 BDL Mountain Rifle in .270 Winchester with a pencil-thin barrel, a low-density walnut stock, and rotary dovetail scope mounts.

How Much of a Difference Does Rifle Barrel Length Make? Do two or three inches really make that much difference in the way a rifle handles in the field? Yes. You wouldn’t think so, but a 22-inch ...

I suspected it for years, and evidence strongly suggests that the need to break in a new rifle barrel is a myth.