I'm in need of some opinions about a potential purchase. I have the opportunity to pick up a 38" long Green Mountain drop-in barrel for my Renegade in .40 caliber. This is a slow-twist roundball barrel and I'm thinking it might be useful for a coyote hunt (.40 is too small to hunt whitetail here in Indiana) and possibly get me into "chunk gun" shooting/competition.
Traditionally, chunk guns shoot .45-.50 caliber balls, but there are no caliber restrictions so the .40 is legal. For those who don't know (and from what I understand), this is a competition of precision done from a supported prone position at 60 yards.
So what are your thoughts on the effectiveness of the caliber/barrel for this type of shooting? Will it be too much barrel to make it practical for anything other than paper punching? Just curious what your thoughts are considering the .40 was/is popular with a lot of original pieces.
Thanks in advance.
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Traditionally, chunk guns shoot .45-.50 caliber balls, but there are no caliber restrictions so the .40 is legal. For those who don't know (and from what I understand), this is a competition of precision done from a supported prone position at 60 yards.
So what are your thoughts on the effectiveness of the caliber/barrel for this type of shooting? Will it be too much barrel to make it practical for anything other than paper punching? Just curious what your thoughts are considering the .40 was/is popular with a lot of original pieces.
Thanks in advance.
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