I am getting a 25-06 barrel. just wondering what length to cut it for a pistol. I was thinking around 18". I sling all the pistols for hunting so I don't think that the extra 3" of barrel length would hurt, but give better accuracy and velocity for the bullet to expand. I do reload and I am using hornady 117gr btsp in my daughters rifle at about 2900 ft. Was going to try to use the same thing. Any thoughts?