Originally Posted by
Ridge Runner
Yes its a fact, if 2 barrels are exactly the same quality and all else is the same the heavy barrel is stiffer, so therefore it will be more accurate.
RR
so take 2 of the same gun and the heavy barrel will always shoot better? Wrong. There's too many variables. There's tons of guns that are the same model except for the barrel and the lighter one shoots better. Same can be said the other way around because it's not the barrel. We"re talking about rimfire hunting rifles not match guns. Take any 2 identical 17 hmr's they will group different and most likely prefer different ammo. In theory your opinion sounds great but this is the real world.