20" for sure

 

I have multiples of both lengths, I see little difference in accuracy. I think it’s more down to feel and balance, what comfortable for you to hunt with

 

I like 20" for balance. I don't think it makes much difference just what you practice with and hunt with. I'm have very little interest in shooting paper an exercise in ammo lots. I have become keenly interested in varminting groundhogs. My rifles are 17hmr. All are 20" or so, tikka17hmr included. Just what I'm used to. I think if I was squirrel hunting with a .22 through brush 16" would be handy.

 

This will be my first bolt .22. My 10/22 has a 16" bull barrel and it's pretty handy in a hogue stock.

Thinking of balance, that should feel fairly similar since the barrel is a lighter profile, right?

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Correct. Pretty well balanced rifle. I really like mine.

 

What scope do you have on it? The only Meopta I own is a 6X fixed that I have yet to mount.

 

16 if using can otherwise 20.

 

For the .22LR version, barrel length is personal preference. Groups from 16" & 20" are the same. My buddy has the 16" T1X and routinely beats 20" guns in NRL22X out to 317 yards. His bullets are leaving the muzzle a bit slower, he has to hold a bit more wind but overall barrel length doesn't seem to matter in 22LR. Aesthetically the 20" looks more pleasing to many. Tramping around in the woods, the 16" would be handier. In .17HMR barrel length probably matters more.

 

For the .22LR version, barrel length is personal preference. Groups from 16" & 20" are the same. My buddy has the 16" T1X and routinely beats 20" guns in NRL22X out to 317 yards. His bullets are leaving the muzzle a bit slower, he has to hold a bit more wind but overall barrel length doesn't seem to matter in 22LR. Aesthetically the 20" looks more pleasing to many. Tramping around in the woods, the 16" would be handier. In .17HMR barrel length probably matters more.

My understanding is velocity from a 16” is slightly higher generally than a 20”. .22LR only burns for about 10” of barrel length and then the friction starts to slow things down. I seen a 30” cut and chronographed at each 1” measurement on YouTube.

 

Meosport 3-15x50rd. Cameraland. Very very nice glass with illuminated target dot reticle.

 

If you are planning on using a suppressor 16", if not 20".

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I went 20", I prefer longer 18" min to 20-21" barrels. I think 22lr's settle down and have more consistent velocities, shoot better in the wind with the extra length...it's all scientific you know.

 

Mine's 16" and I don't run a can. Take a 16" and a 20" rifle in heavy brush and tell me which you'd rather carry.
Check out Ballistics by the inch site, for CCI minimags from a 16" barrel they measured 1207 fps, out of an 18" measured 1212 fps. Very small gains.
For shooting off a tabletop, gimmie your longest barrel. A CZ Jaguar has been on my wish list for a while.

 

I prefer longer barrels so I went with a 20". Like other's have said, if you are using a can go with the 16" if not I would go with the 20"

 

I have a 20-inch T1x 22lr, and just ordered a 16-inch T1x 17HMR. I generally like the look, feel and handling of compact rifles, but the 20-inch 22lr, is quite nice. However, I restocked it and added weight to the rig, mounted, a large scope, etc., so the goal here was not a walking around rifle to begin with. You can't go wrong with either length, and regardless of cartridge, velocity differences will be meaningless for any practical use.

 

My .17hmr is 20" threaded and I use a DA Mask with it always, my .22lr is 16" and I also use my DA Mask with it always...both handle very well for me.

 

I have 16" barrels and 20" barrels, and a 22.5". I always use suppressors. When I might be shooting pests out of my pickup, an ATV, or out of a tractor cab, I always use the 16". 21" total overall length is far easier to manipulate and store than 25".

 

Longer barrels tend to be more consistent. A shorter barrel can be accurate, but all things being equal, a longer barrel is just going to do better overall. If you're gonna be doing more target shooting, go with the longer barrel. For hunting, plinking or hiking around, the shorter barrel. If I could only have one? It would come down to whether I'm going to be shooting suppressed. Shorter for suppressed, longer for unsuppressed.