barrel lenth

[shippers2]

Hi all

 

just looking for some help I've got a cz 22LR and wanting to take the gun to have the barrel cut down dose anyone no how short I can have it taken down to and what are the pro's and con's of having this done

 

thanks

 

shippers

[Dunkield]

I am not going to say 'do a search' again [private joke]

 

So..

CZ cut them (or produce them) with 16" barrels,

Minimum legal is 12"

Optimum is reckoned to be (depending on who you listen to) 14"

 

I had mine chopped to 14" and find it even more accurate than it was before, it wasn't exactly inaccurate to start with.

[The Mighty Prawn]

http://www.shootingtimes.co.uk/features/136776/How_important_is_the_barrel_length_of_a_rifle.html

 

Here's a good article on barrell length and the effect it has, it is a potentially complicated task though so a risk/reward assessment might be in order ie what will this cost against what will I gain? Is it worth just looking at getting a carbine if a shorter gun is desired?

[Dunkield]

This is a rimfire not a centrefire, so not sure if any of that is relevant.

[welshwarrior]

I had mine chopped to 14" and find it even more accurate than it was before, it wasn't exactly inaccurate to start with.

As he said

[cleaner4hire]

Ive got a 12.5" chop and its the best thing I did to the little cz. Handles so much better and perfect for the wagon. Shoots just as well as it did before and still knocks them over everytime at 80+ yrds.

[dadioles]

I agree with all above.... Only one other thing to bear in mind. Think about how much barrel will be sticking out beyond the woodwork. For a front mounted mod it only needs to be enough to expose the thread. For an over barrel mod, you need more barrel exposed.

 

At the end of the day it is the overall length of the barrel including the moderator that affects how convenient it is to swing around. For me, the shorter the better and I have both 14" and 16" with DM80's.

[bear-uk]

Mine just cost me £40 cash to be cut down to 14". As it has a twist rate of 1in14, then the 14" will let the bullet go one revolution before exiting the barrel.

Performance wise it has made it more accurate and a lot easier to handle.

[silverhawk]

I have a 13inch barrel on my 22lr and it shoots just the same as my 19inch barrel 22lr.I even had my 223 taken down to 16 inch and I find it great to handle and it shoots better then it did when it was 20inch.