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Old 09-22-2009, 04:06 PM
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Barrel length has nothing to do with mechanical accuracy of a firearm. A 2" barrel is capable of the same level of accuracy as a longer barrel.

For a given load the longer barrel will give higher velocity. The longer sight radius also allows more precise sight alignment as with the longer barrel it is easier to identify slight mis-alignment of the sights.

In short, they are more difficult to shoot well but they are just as accurate.
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