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First, let's get one thing out of the way. The "bull" barrel has nothing to do with the male bovine; it is named for Freeman Bull, an employee of Springfield Armory, who after having fired a whole lot of ammunition out of a whole lot of experimental barrels, concluded that a heavy barrel gave more consistent accuracy over time than any other type.
Today, with far better barrel making techniques than were available even to Springfield in that era, we find that heavy barrels are not always the key to accuracy, that there are other factors, some of which have been touched on. But the light barrel that shoots sub-MOA all day is still the exception, and the really long range shooters don't use buggy whip barrels.
Jim
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