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Thread: Shorter barrel = less velocity?

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  1. 19-09-2016, 05:42 PM #2
    GWH
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    Less than it would be from a 22" barrel

    Maybe 25 fps per inch less. And the velocity quoted on ammo boxes is often very optimistic.
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