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    Hw 77 advice rqd

    Hi all.I am after all of your good advice please.
    HW 77 in.177. I want to know is ,they say a short barrel on a springer is for better ,better lock up?
    With a 77 or a 77k the barrel is long ,so with this in mind and having a choke ,what would you think if
    you were there thinking cutting it down ,what length would be right for it ,,,I'm only thinking not doing,,yet
    I hope this starts up some good debates with you all.......ta chaps....Naffer...

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    'Lock up' is how well the barrel stays in place on a break barrel rifle, yours is a fixed barrel.

    I wouldnt go shortening the barrel on a rifle as it may no longer be acurate after youve done it.

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    I think he may mean lock time.
    Arthur

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    If you do mean lock time, I wouldn't bother. A very good springer shooter I know believes the extra forward weight of the full length barrel gives more benefit than the faster lock time, if any, of a short barrel.
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    Hw 77

    I was only thinking of the "lock time" being better also a bit better for hunting and,not so long,and a bit of HFT use...

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    Lock time simply means the length of time the pellet's in the barrel.

    Another two or three inches isn't going to make much difference. And, as Si says, a bit more weight up front might increase accuracy by reducing muzzle flip.

    The carbine will be more manageable if you want the gun for hunting though.
    Arthur

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