Hw 77 advice rqd

[Arthur John Smithsplease]

I think he may mean lock time.

[si7777777]

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.
Si

[naffer]

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...

[Arthur John Smithsplease]

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.