Thread: I have a cunning plan

Originally Posted by Friwi

7.7 grain into the exact same barrel but 17" long. It seems that the longer the barrel, the more powder you need to overcome the friction.( not mentioning all kind of bore dimensions going from 0.2984 up to 0.3020" in the gun industry...)

Probably only a minor consideration, but does a stainless barrel V blued make enough difference to be, well, a difference.