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Barrel Length: How short is too short
Barrel Length: How short is too short
Started by MattBordas, February 11, 2022, 08:01:53 PM
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MattBordas
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Barrel Length: How short is too short
February 11, 2022, 08:01:53 PM
Hey Guys,
I'm thinking about cutting down the barrel on my Affinity 3. At what length do you start to see significant decreases in performance? I know I'm losing velocity and pattern potential but at what length does the loss become so severe that it's a real performance killer
fmf
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February 11, 2022, 08:27:18 PM
17.9"......
i own a both a 12 and 20 with 18.5 inch barrels and both shoot great, the 12 shoots outstanding. i think you may lose less than 75 fps over a considerably longer barrel (say 26 inches) but patterns don't suffer due to barrel length.. that loss of fps is negligible at turkey hunting distances
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February 12, 2022, 10:07:42 AM
https://deltawaterfowl.org/barrel-length-ballistics/
tikka
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February 14, 2022, 01:17:45 PM
Check with your State laws, In Michigan it is 18" minimum.
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