Questions on SG barrel length vs. power

Correia · January 3, 2000, 12:45 PM

This is just a question out of curiosity, I'm not planning on doing anything illegal. My shotguns are all above legal length.

How effective would a 12 guage shotgun be with a 9 inch barrel? How much would it affect the terminal effectivness of buckshot? I imagine that muzzle blast would be incredible.

Dave McC · January 3, 2000, 01:04 PM

Fired 00 from 14 inch bbled 870s in low light, quite a fireball. A 9 inch would be even more so,IMO.

NJW · January 4, 2000, 03:25 AM

You mean like this?
http://www.serbu.com/shorty.htm

It is my undrstanding that a really short SG barrel really limits the power and effectivness of certin types or rounds. Buck and slug rounds use a slower burning powder and need more barrel to get up to speed. In the really short barrels, the faster birdshot loads work better than the Buck/slug.

NJW

January 3, 2000, 12:45 PM	#1
Correia Senior Member Join Date: December 3, 1998 Location: SLC Utah Posts: 3,740	This is just a question out of curiosity, I'm not planning on doing anything illegal. My shotguns are all above legal length. How effective would a 12 guage shotgun be with a 9 inch barrel? How much would it affect the terminal effectivness of buckshot? I imagine that muzzle blast would be incredible.

January 3, 2000, 01:04 PM	#2
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	Fired 00 from 14 inch bbled 870s in low light, quite a fireball. A 9 inch would be even more so,IMO.

January 4, 2000, 03:25 AM	#3
NJW Senior Member Join Date: November 5, 1998 Location: SouthWest Posts: 204	You mean like this? http://www.serbu.com/shorty.htm It is my undrstanding that a really short SG barrel really limits the power and effectivness of certin types or rounds. Buck and slug rounds use a slower burning powder and need more barrel to get up to speed. In the really short barrels, the faster birdshot loads work better than the Buck/slug. NJW