Hello from Scotland~
Whilst sitting here pondering which .22 centre fire i should buy, .22 Hornet/.222/darn .223/ .22-250/.22 swift i started wondering about relative barrel length ?
What i mean is a .222 and a .444 may very well have the same length barrel , say 22" yet there is a VAST difference in actual bore size ie bullet diameter and relative barrel length ! If coverted into a ratio the difference must be huge ie would equate to a .444 with extremely long barrel indeed !
Just got me thinking about barrel length and the effect it has on our projectiles ? Such as velocity,accuracy relative to bore size, optimum length ?
I notice that alot of target rifle have barrels of 24"/25"/26"/27" is it simply weight that keeps sporting barrel lengths shorter ?
How important are our barrels dimentions?
Regards Englander
Whilst sitting here pondering which .22 centre fire i should buy, .22 Hornet/.222/darn .223/ .22-250/.22 swift i started wondering about relative barrel length ?
What i mean is a .222 and a .444 may very well have the same length barrel , say 22" yet there is a VAST difference in actual bore size ie bullet diameter and relative barrel length ! If coverted into a ratio the difference must be huge ie would equate to a .444 with extremely long barrel indeed !
Just got me thinking about barrel length and the effect it has on our projectiles ? Such as velocity,accuracy relative to bore size, optimum length ?
I notice that alot of target rifle have barrels of 24"/25"/26"/27" is it simply weight that keeps sporting barrel lengths shorter ?
How important are our barrels dimentions?
Regards Englander