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To: Mariner
The longer barrel matters.

Yep - the difference between my 6" barrel handgun with .357 rounds and my 16" barbell carbine with same rounds is from 1280fps to 1640 fps - close to 30% more "get there quicker". I wonder what the gain on this is.

74 posted on 12/08/2016 3:37:56 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: trebb

Muzzle velocities:

M4, 14.5” barrel: 880 meters per second, 2900fps
M16A1 20” barrel: 948 meters per second, 3110fps


78 posted on 12/08/2016 4:25:28 AM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.d)
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