Nicolas. Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Has anyone tested the accuracy of a JP LRP07 .308 with the 22" or 18" barrel? What kind of results did you get ? What load did you use ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1chota Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Has anyone tested the accuracy of a JP LRP07 .308 with the 22" or 18" barrel? What kind of results did you get ? What load did you use ? I have an 18" JP LRP--i use it for 3 gun matches. my load is Sierra 135 gr. match kings over 44.5 grs. of IMR 4895 with winchester primers. the best 5 shot group i have shot is .314" at 100 yds using a Leupold 1.5-5X SPR scope. that load chronos 2650 fps avg. my shooting partner gets the same velocity with 45.3 grs. of Varget. i don't know what kind of groups he gets, but he shoots well with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolas. Posted November 1, 2010 Author Share Posted November 1, 2010 I am hesitating between the 18" lightweigt and 22" medium contour. The accuracy seems to be very good with the 18". Is the 22" really more accurate ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellyn Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Outside of extreme accuracy events (none of which are discussed here), barrel length typically has little to do with accuracy. 22 inchers don't shoot more accuractely than 18 inchers. You will probably get more velocity with the 22 incher which increases the outer limits at which you can shoot before the bullets goes transsonic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Anderson Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 You planning on using iron sights or an optic. I can see going with the 22" if you're planning to put irons on there and want the maximum sight radius for accuracy. Beyond that length isn't really an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradox Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 18" JP LRP shooting M118LR (175 SMK) easily and consistently does less than MOA out to 600. The rifle is more accurate/consistent than the ammo... With bit of load development, either should give you plenty of practical accuracy. John Paul makes good stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokshwn Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 Longer barrels are not more accurate. Longer sight radius' are. Given two barrels of equal quality and manufacture there will be very little if any measurable difference in accuracy based on their length. Most often any increase in accuracy will be in the favor of the shorter barrel due to increased stiffness. The two JP LRP I have shot first hand were exactly like every other JP rifle I have experienced, that is to stay astoundingly accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Boudrie Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 I get about 1/2MOA at 100 yards with the Federal 168 match ammo and a Leupold 4.5-14 @14. I'm not a great shot, so I would not be surprised if the actual accuracy is better than what I am able to get out of the gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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