Thread: 15 22 with 18" barrel
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Old 08-11-2012, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by wolverine View Post

First, if you are shooting iron sights then the 2" longer sight radius is an advantage. If shooting a scope then no advantage to the longer barrel in the sighting area.
This is only true if the front sight is actually mounted at the muzzle-end of the barrel. On a 15-22, the longer barrel has no effect upon the sight radius since the front sight is on the quad rail.
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