AR-15 Rifle Barrel Length – Does It Even Matter? Maybe NOT

By Tom McHale

Tom Mchale tries to answer that age-old question : If you buy the wrong barrel length will you fail to ever hit another target?

USA –-(Ammoland.com)- Of all the things you agonize over when choosing an AR-type rifle, should barrel length be on the list?

How much does it matter whether you choose a 16, 18, or even 20-inch barrel? If you buy the wrong one, will you fail to ever hit another target? Will the bullet even make it out of the fiery end before falling to the ground?

Will General ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis ever compete on Dancing With The Stars? Here, we’ll explore the answer to these, and more, important questions.

AR-15 Rifle Barrel Length

Just to set the stage, we’re talking about service rifles here, not fancy bench rest stuff where competitors have to call their shots for either the right or left eye of a mosquito or other ectoparasite at distances of 800 yards. So, in the context of recreation and defensive use, let’s take a look at the impacts (or possibly lack thereof) of choosing from the most …Read the Rest

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