[advertising guy]

hey, when readin bout bigger handguns the term bull barrell is mentioned

what is that exactly ?

[Clint N. Suhks]

It’s a heavy barrel. It is more accurate, has less recoil. You don’t need one unless you want to be a sniper shooting 1000 yards.

[skinkinthegrass]

A bull barrel is typically a barrel of larger diameter than a typical sporter barrel ... bull barrels are about 1" in diameter. Rifles that typically have "bull barrels" are varmint rifles and target rifles. These barrels serve two major fuctions ...

First, bull barrels are stiffer and resist the harmonic vibrations generated by a bullet streaking down the bore ... thereby generating a higher degree of accuracy (both bullet on target and grouping).

Second, a bull barrel adds more mass to a rifle (generally making the rifle muzzle heavy) which helps minimize movement of the rifle and sighting errors.