ok iam back ,i got my 24"bull barrel, i had that old model 22/250, they wouldnt replace the old style 22/250 because they had a bad headspace problem , so she told me i could pick any offered cal to replace it, i told her i had all the other cal's i wanted, i said i wished they made a bull hornet and she said let me check, came back an said we have 24in bulls ,i said ill take one , got in back in a week or so ,that was back in the mid 90's , and it still shoots great that my story an iam stickin to it