45/70 velocity from 22 or 18.5 barrel?

Bill Costik

October 26, 2005 08:22

How much velocity is gained/lossed out a 18.5 or 22 inch barrel? I'm looking at a new Marlin 1895 and can't decide if I should go with the 22 or the 18.5 incher.

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  mrbruce

  October 26, 2005 08:33

  I doubt that you would loose, or gain more than 75-100 FPS between the two
  barrel length's.............
  
  Gun control is hitting what your aiming at.

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  shooter93

  October 26, 2005 17:55

  I think big bores are less sensitive to velocity loss per inch too. I've experimented with several, knowing we would be using a 22 inch barrel. We started at 26 inches and cut an inch at a time till we reached 22. Fired about 50 rounds at each barrel length and the very slight drop would suprise you. In a 416 I did we didn't lose 10fps.

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