Two fascinating articles here:

1 This questions the need for more than 12ft/lbs and raises many sensible points:

https://www.gunstar.co.uk/community/...4T5HSL,4JMQC,1

2 This one focuses on the accuracy of barrels and, perhaps, exaggerates the situation with regard to invisible damage to barrels.

https://www.gunstar.co.uk/community/...4T5HSL,4JMQC,1


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