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Originally Posted by RPKESQ
If you think it works differently please post the evidence.
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It seems to me that the pattern begins to open the moment it leaves the muzzle.
So if you measure exactly 10 feet in front of each
muzzle, you may be correct- barrel length may not matter. However, if you measure 10 feet from the BREECH, the shorter barrel would have a larger pattern at any range, obviously.
It's beginning to disperse at a closer distance to the user than a longer barrel is.
At closer ranges this could be construed as an advantage IMO.
What a longer barrel definitely gets you is velocity- and velocity gets you range and hitting power, and reduces required lead.