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Old 04-19-2009, 10:45 PM
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my old heavy barrel in .223 shot like a lemon
but thats where the positives stop
those barrels are heavy, and a chore to tote around, let alone shoot off hand
as much as i loved it i sold it
to much work for me while i was chasing yotes
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Old 04-20-2009, 05:40 PM
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All other things being equal and by that I mean the barrel length, chamber, bore finish, bore consistancy, rifling, crown, etc... the heavier barrel will be more accurate than a lighter weight barrel.

Same thing applies to a shorter barrel as it does a heavy barrel. A short barrel of equal diameter will be more accuratethan a longer barrel of equal diameter.
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Old 04-21-2009, 03:37 AM
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ORIGINAL: bigbulls

All other things being equal and by that I mean the barrel length, chamber, bore finish, bore consistancy, rifling, crown, etc... the heavier barrel will be more accurate than a lighter weight barrel.

Same thing applies to a shorter barrel as it does a heavy barrel. A short barrel of equal diameter will be more accuratethan a longer barrel of equal diameter.

I have often heard that a shorter barrel(such as you described)is more accurate but why is this the case?
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Old 04-21-2009, 05:16 AM
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Stiffer. Less "whip".
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Old 04-21-2009, 04:49 PM
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Exactly. The shorter you cut a barrel the stiffer that barrel becomes and the less it is effected by the harmonics of the bullet and gasses traveling through the bore.

Another effect of a short barrel being stifferis that you can get equal accuracy out of a short thin barrel as you can out of a longthick barrel.
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Old 04-27-2009, 06:50 PM
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Is there going to be a noticeable difference in accuracy with the heavy barrel?
maybe.....maybe not.....
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