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Topic: smaller barrel
Posted By: E-Wall
Subject: smaller barrel
Date Posted: 26 March 2006 at 6:32pm

       
       I was wondering how small of a barrel i could get but still have the performance of the 12 inch.  The reason i want a small barrel is because the gun will be easier to menuever in a bunker. 




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Posted By: Ashdawg
Date Posted: 26 March 2006 at 7:33pm
i'm not sure but probably 8-10 inches...

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Posted By: dead-eye_tippy
Date Posted: 26 March 2006 at 7:43pm

Either get a Hammerhead Shark Tooth or an End Game Stub Nose Barrel.  Both of those are 3" and they are great barrels.  Or if you want something alittle bigger, you can get a 8" Lapco Bigshot.

All great barrels for the price.



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Posted By: You Wont See Me
Date Posted: 26 March 2006 at 7:43pm
Go with an 8" bigshot.

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Posted By: the flanker
Date Posted: 26 March 2006 at 8:24pm
Does a 3" actually shoot sorta straight???

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Posted By: RicWhic414
Date Posted: 26 March 2006 at 8:50pm
no u need atleast 7.5 in barrel to have a good amount of accuracy i have the 8in bigshot and i love it

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Posted By: VimyRidge
Date Posted: 27 March 2006 at 3:08pm

The idea barrel length is rated somewhere between12-16 inches. Understanding that cutting the size will effect accuracy their are two things you could do.

check out special ops for their snub nose barrel. Its about 5 inches. They also have a new one coming out called a shark tooth thats supposedly better.

In all honestly, I would just go with a good quality 8 inch lapco bigshot.



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Posted By: A-5 Command
Date Posted: 27 March 2006 at 3:16pm

Indeed^ the bigshot never fails

With smaller barrels its also harder to poke through brush, or get around the edges of trees or walls.



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Posted By: Tazer999
Date Posted: 27 March 2006 at 8:59pm

The hammerhead shark tooth is actually a 5.5" barrel and uses different backs for the bore sizing. VERY accurate, I have it on my A5.



Posted By: dead-eye_tippy
Date Posted: 27 March 2006 at 10:58pm
The Shark Tooth is very accurate. Speaking by experience.

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360 QEV
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Posted By: RavenGuard
Date Posted: 28 March 2006 at 12:07am
Originally posted by RicWhic414 RicWhic414 wrote:

no u need atleast 7.5 in barrel to have a good amount of accuracy i have the 8in bigshot and i love it


I have a 4'' barrel cut from the stock, and it's just as accurate...  I'd say it depends on the quality of the barrel, not the length.  You just need to turn velocity up a bit more with a shorter barrel.


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