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BPTactical

11-14-2013, 08:53

As stated, decent read on the myths and fallacies of barrel length vs accuracy.
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2013/10/daniel-zimmerman/the-truth-about-barrel-length-muzzle-velocity-and-accuracy/

islandermyk

11-14-2013, 09:23

Awesome read Bert!

Looks like I may be paying you a visit here soon [Coffee]

BPTactical

11-14-2013, 11:51

Awesome read Bert!

Looks like I may be paying you a visit here soon [Coffee]

I'll dig out the SawZall......and hide my dog...

Mazin

11-15-2013, 10:15

Very good read, now I got to figure out what 10/22 barrel to go with [Coffee]

11-19-2013, 21:03

Good read BP, I like the nerd math!

By what I have experienced and read, the findings are very similar; accuracy suffers little or none from most barrel lengths (given a good barrel), and velocity losses are about 25-28 FPS/inch.

Thanks for posting!