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  1. 15-04-2016, 07:56 AM #1
    Marty Henry
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    Apart from getting you closer to the target, I've read that longer barrels are considered more accurate as the nodes are further apart. Also gas turbulence at the crown is reduced as the bullet is no longer accelerating when it leaves the barrel and has entered its stable gyroscopic phase.
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