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Post by twomoons on Jan 3, 2006 15:48:07 GMT -5
From the Old days...
My father in law had an article by Whelen that was written in the 30's that claimed that the best barrrle length for a 22 was 24". It was claimed at that time that all the powder burned in the first 16" of the barrel and that between 16 and 18" gave the highest velocity and that the remaining inches, although lowering the velocity also evened it out and gave less s/d. The big thing here is the difference between mechanical accuracy and practical accuracy. I have lapped Ruger factory barrels and set the barrel tight into the action and then galss beded the rifle. The little guns will shoot into 1 1/2" at 100 yards. BUT shooting off hand with the same rifle as compared to a bull bbl is no contest as the light bbl and stock wander like crazy. The single most accurate rifle I have ever shot was a Martini 22 lr made by BSA in the 30's. The gun had a 26" bull bbl in a free rifle stock and when all belted up and laced in the gun would shoot into 1" offhand at 50 yards. Frome a bench rest all groups with match ammo were under 1" at 100 yards. The gun also weighed 14# and had peep sights so fine you could not shoot it under flourescent lighting.
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flint
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Post by flint on Jan 6, 2006 15:48:35 GMT -5
HI , thats a lot better than 1 minute of rabbit and better than I can hold even on a good day ..Flint
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