jimbobmalones wrote: »

Hi All


Seeking a 12.5" barrel for my 10/22. Also consider other lightweight barrels


cheers


J

Might b worth a read tru the criminal justice act 2006 section 12

I tihnk it goes something like........
You can buy a rifle with a shorter barrel BUT you cannot shorten the barrel.

I was watching this a while ago, its a ruger charger pistol with an arm brace. I fancy one.

Some food for thought, look at the ballistic characteristics of the round you want to use as well as what type of shooting you want to do.

IE : Heavier barrel for target shooting
Lighter barrel for Hunting, if it requires a MOD etc and that weight.

BALLANCE ; Yes this is important with 10/22 s. check this by holding out your gun at the mag well, if it tips one way or another its not balanced and that will mess up your shot when your tired, unless you are prone rested.

This relates to ammo and your barrel,
Generally speaking you need 14.5 inches of barrel to burn off the powder and give the round some stabilisation in flight to the target when your using .22 rifle ammo.

Don't confuse this with pistols who should use a completely different round, but no one does in Ireland.
See the guys standing out at .22 pistol competitions most of them will be using a pistol round.

At what barrel length does a pistol stop being a pistol and start being a rifle ?