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Old 04-09-2011, 10:18 PM
reelman reelman is offline
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Originally Posted by awake33 View Post
As for barrel length, there is a reason sniper rifles have long barrels. And even at the much lower muzzle velocity of the .22lr, the round has left the rifle behind long before the barrel rises.
You bet there is - velocity, not accuracy. The difference in barrel length on accuracy is minescule but theoreticlly shorter is more accurate. Look at benchrest guys, they shoot short barrels so that there is less barrel movement. And yes the bullet is gone before the barrel rises but the barrel can and does move from the time the trigger is pulled and the bullet leaves the end of the barrel. A couple inches at 1500fps+ in like I say minescule but if you are looking to ring every thousanth of an inch out of your group it can make a difference.
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