ORIGINAL: Pglasgow
cayugad,
I've a question. How useful is the barrel for the purpose of hold pressure to accelerate the ball? I mean. Once the ball enters the barrel is there a enough restriction between cylinder and barrel to keep the pressure elevated enough to significantly contribute to muzzle energy and velocity?
I'm not really into all that ballistics stuff as much as I should be. While I am sure the longer barrel helps in the velocity a little, just how much I have no idea. My revolver has a 7-1/2 inch barrel with target sights, and that thing will really shoot. We do a lot of plinking with them. Very accurate.