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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Barrel Length
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<blockquote data-quote="7magcreedmoor" data-source="post: 946437" data-attributes="member: 48559"><p>The general principle I have gleaned from reading statements from rifle barrel makers, gunsmiths, and other folks who should know their "stuff" is this:</p><p>1. for two barrels identical in every respect except thickness, the thicker barrel will tend to be more accurate because it "vibrates" less, and-</p><p>2. for two barrels identical in every respect except length, the shorter barrel will tend to be more accurate because it "whips" less.</p><p>3. longer barrels usually offer more velocity potential (with the right powder/load combo).</p><p>4. shorter barrels can still offer impressive velocity with the right powder/load combo (witness the Ruger Compact Magnums).</p><p>5. fluting a barrel never makes it stiffer, it just allows you to use a heavier contour for the same final weight, the fact that you had a thicker barrel to start with gives the impression that you got a stiffer barrel as a result...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="7magcreedmoor, post: 946437, member: 48559"] The general principle I have gleaned from reading statements from rifle barrel makers, gunsmiths, and other folks who should know their "stuff" is this: 1. for two barrels identical in every respect except thickness, the thicker barrel will tend to be more accurate because it "vibrates" less, and- 2. for two barrels identical in every respect except length, the shorter barrel will tend to be more accurate because it "whips" less. 3. longer barrels usually offer more velocity potential (with the right powder/load combo). 4. shorter barrels can still offer impressive velocity with the right powder/load combo (witness the Ruger Compact Magnums). 5. fluting a barrel never makes it stiffer, it just allows you to use a heavier contour for the same final weight, the fact that you had a thicker barrel to start with gives the impression that you got a stiffer barrel as a result... [/QUOTE]
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