Originally Posted By: spinsail
Whitworth, I may be jumping to conclusions, but from the photos in your book it seems you may favor shorter barrels on your revolvers. Do you find this helps with the good accuracy you get?

If I can go a little off topic on my own thread, what are the factors that lead you to decide on a particular barrel length?


Even when I have an optic on a revolver, I prefer a shorter barrel. I like 5 1/2-inches and shorter on a single-action. For me, it still needs to be packable and is the whole essence of handgun hunting. The shorter barrels have no bearing on accuracy. Some folks have trouble with the shorter sight radius when using open irons, but there is nothing inherently less accurate about a shorter barrel.

Max Prasac

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