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Offline slickest

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5.5" barrel or 7"+?
« on: March 09, 2009, 04:00:24 PM »
Im curious as to what most of you shoot on your semi auto rimfire pistols. Do you like a 5.5in barrel or a 7in or bigger barrel? Also what do you mainly use your pistol for?

 This pistol is mainly going to be used for shooting targets so im wondering what I should get and if the 2 1/2 inches of extra barrel is going to make that big of difference?
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Re: 5.5" barrel or 7"+?
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2009, 04:06:30 PM »
For me the 5.5" balances the best.  Most of my target shooting is with a red dot, so the barrel longer sight radius of the longer barrel that some people seem to favor isn't a factor.
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Re: 5.5" barrel or 7"+?
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2009, 01:30:20 PM »
i prefer the 5.5 inch barrel over the 7 inch i have both
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Re: 5.5" barrel or 7"+?
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2009, 08:40:10 AM »
Just got a MK III ....has a 5 1/2 incher.......I just liked the balance of it....also tried a 4 " 22/45.   Didn't care for it....just didn't seen right.  regards
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Re: 5.5" barrel or 7"+?
« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2009, 01:53:22 PM »
5&1/2" for me in a single action or shorter. I'm not a target shooter so I carry mine in a houlster and long barrels get in the way. Regards,
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Re: 5.5" barrel or 7"+?
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2009, 05:22:05 AM »
I tend to favor 5 and 5 1/2" barrels. I really like my 5" S&W Model 41 and my 5 1/2" Ruger MK III, but the deep fluting of the MK III Hunter keeps the weight of the 6 7/8" barrel the same as the 5 1/2", so you just have a little more sight radius without much of any balance shift. I can shoot the longer barrels ok with two hands, but one handed bullseye shooting requires a shorter barrel for me. I shake too much.
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Re: 5.5" barrel or 7"+?
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2009, 08:09:59 AM »
I shoot a 5 1/2 mkII 22/45 it balances just right .My bisley is 5 1/2 also . I think you'l like that length.
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Re: 5.5" barrel or 7"+?
« Reply #7 on: May 08, 2009, 04:44:00 PM »
I like a 5 to a 6 inch barrel for target shooting, in either a semi or a revolver. Longer barrels are ok for hunting but not really required.

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Re: 5.5" barrel or 7"+?
« Reply #8 on: June 19, 2009, 01:42:00 AM »
I have 3 MKII's, a 4", a 5 1/2", and a 6 7/8", and I enjoy shooting all of them. I shoot mostly informal target, and squirrel hunting, I find myself using the 4"er more often than the others, this might be because of aging eyes, but I really like that 4"er.

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