Thread: Shorter Barrel 223 data

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings,
You would expect a difference of around 30 fps between the two barrels with the longer one the faster all else being equal. All else is seldom equal though. The round count, if known, would be interesting as would has either been chopped?
GPM.

The shorter barrel is brand new, round count is currently 50. The round count on the longer barrel is about 400 (although some of the recorded velocities go back to its "break in" period).

Im thinking of now running a test on the new short barrel to see if the accuracy improves over its break in. I was thinking to load 100 rounds of cheaper components. Shoot a 10 shot group. 10 also of factory as a control. Blast off 20 rounds at gongs/hares etc. Shoot the 10 round tests again. Blast off 20. Test 10. Blast off 20, test 10. This would take the barrel to just over 200 rounds, which is when "the internet" says it should be fully broken in and shooting at its best (for a cheaper factory grade barrel). Thoughts on this guys?