Does size matter?

by M.D. Creekmore on June 1, 2009

Why “ballistics by the inch“? Well, just about forever people have wondered what kind of trade-off one made in choosing a gun with a short barrel – how much power were you giving up for convenience/concealability?

We were curious just exactly what the drop-off in velocity was for a given caliber over a range of barrel lengths, and using a variety of available ammunition. So, we decided to do some actual testing.

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