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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

I don't undertand.  eveything else being the same, a longer barrel should 
improve accuracy ....bobford


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--- On Sun, 11/9/08, Clansgian AT wmconnect.com <Clansgian AT wmconnect.com> wrote:

> From: Clansgian AT wmconnect.com <Clansgian AT wmconnect.com>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Gun sales staggering
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Sunday, November 9, 2008, 1:43 PM
> > >I also have a .22 pistol, with a 4.5" barrel. 
> I love mine.  I often
> > carry it in a thigh holster.  I'm 'dead
> on'-meaning I can put it in a 4"
> > circle- at about 50 feet, but my barrel is shorter. ;)
> 
> Barrel length doesn't contribute much to accuracy.  
> 
> First, a .22 round itself is a very accurate round, subject
> to far less 
> ballistic compromises than larger rounds.
> 
> The favorite of my .357's is a Taurus with a 3"
> barrel.  Once an aficionado 
> sporting a S&W opined strongly that the (unusual)
> 8" barrel would be far more 
> accurate.  We loaded up some (more or less) identical
> rounds and tested a 
> revolver with a 2 1/2" barrel, 3", 6", and
> that (unbalanced!) 8".  The guns were in 
> a vice.  The difference in the accuracy was nil.
> 
> A longer barrel gave higher velocity, which can be good or
> bad.
> 
> James
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