Barrel length vs accuracy
Does a longer barrel give better accuracy?
I’ve been looking a lot at the Edgun Leshiy with 350mm barrel. That is shy of 13,8″. And here are some other Short barreled guns:
Edgun Leshiy: 350mm – 13,8″
Edgun Lelya: 295mm – 11,6″
Mutant Short: 280mm – 11″
Does this make the Leshiy the Most accurate of the bunch??? Or how does it work?
I am talking about the guns accuracy here and not the shooter, so human error is ignored. Pretend it is in a vice if that helps.
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I guess I consider it mind-boggling to even think of considering a brand new gun as it is released the first time to endure a year or more of misery. One only needs to read the new releases over the last five years on here over and over. Why torture yourself. I guarantee this will not be the time it will be different. 😛
Man, you guys are changing my opinion about what barrel I want for the Leshiy! Now I really want to see Ed make a video shooting it in a vice with the longer barrel so I can see for sure if there is any major difference.
If it is not, then maybe I’ll go with the 250mm instead :confusedn:
Ed of course has the right answer. The accuracy of different length barrels are the same. It can be easier to shoot the shorter barrel more accurately because the pellet spends less time in the barrel allowing for less shooter movement to occur. Besides just shooter skill the shooting situation may make a difference. Shooting from a bench rest allows for less movement than maybe hunting in the field. Generally, shorter is better because of movement. The tradeoff is shot count and a little energy. Barrel lengths are all the same generally accuracy wise unless there is some pellet stabilization issue encountered because the velocity has changed slightly.
It only matter what works the best/optimum for you and your application IMO.
You need to find where YOUR return will start to diminish when it comes to length vs accuracy.
Longer barrel are more air efficient (higher shots count) …… but
a barrel that is too short can be harder to shoot well for some, a small movement will cause a larger POI shift down range compared to a longer gun.
I think ED said it best ………….. but funny though Edguns have the longest LOP compared to all my pups ?
~ Greg
I believe the length of the barrel is relevant to the accuracy but not for all lengths …. the length will effect the accuracy if the barrel is too short for long distances…..but maybe same accuracy at close distances…. this is my point of view… and the accuracy is stable starting from some length up to the longest barrel… this is what i can see ….
My long, STD & short .22cal Edguns has the same accuracy regardless to the shot count …. but haven’t tried shorter barrel then 42cm barrels … will try this with Lelya and Leshiy in the future… God Willing…
So accuracy should be the exact same on a Leshiy no matter if you choose the 250mm or 350mm barrel?
Barrel length is irrelevant to accuracy as far as mechanicals go. If the bullet leaves the barrel straight it will travel straight, as was shown by that FWB target pistol where the barrel was spiral shaped. In real life the bullet spends more time in longer barrel which makes it a bit more likely that a shot gets pulled. In airguns that’s about 1ms / 10″ of barrel legth.
I’ve been looking a lot at the Edgun Leshiy with 350mm barrel. That is shy of 13,8″. And here are some other Short barreled guns:
Edgun Leshiy: 350mm – 13,8″
Edgun Lelya: 295mm – 11,6″
Mutant Short: 280mm – 11″
Does this make the Leshiy the Most accurate of the bunch??? Or how does it work?
I am talking about the guns accuracy here and not the shooter, so human error is ignored. Pretend it is in a vice if that helps.
it depends really. there is a point of deminishing return in barrel length and also depends on the barrel itself as not all are created equally.
i am not familliar with any of the edgun rifles HOWEVER it is more based upon the goal in power output. too long of a barrel, and you expend all the air before the pellet leaves the barrel, too short and you are using excess in air and wasting a bunch of potential energy from such.
so lets suppose here, that you were looking at a .25, and said rifle output 80fpe in its particular config as you got it. now suppose that you were to want to save some air to extend shot count so you detune the rifle. you could potentially run into an issue where the pressure behind the pellet is expended before it leaves the barrel causing the pellet to drag and slow down, which could potentially create an in accuracy or an inconsistency in an overall accuracy within the package. same can be said about creating more power out of the package that the wasted air can potentially affect overall accuracy as well.
the same can be said for any caliber be it 177-9mm and larger.
now, since you are referring to edguns imparticular. ed tests every rifle and if he isnt satisfied he wont sell it. he just uploaded a video on the leshiy in .25 i think last week or within the last 2 weeks shooting from a vice, 10 shots at 33mm and 5 shots at 22 granted that he has mounted the (carbine?) rifle sideways the group would have been much smaller then whats seen. and he himself got a much much smaller group shooting with a scope then off the vise
not sure if this answered your question or not. overall though, its an edgun. it will be accurate as to your abilities. and overall its based more on caliber-power target then it is accuracy
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I have to agree here. PCP airguns are getting more and more advance and some are very complex thus leading to issues. Sure the Leshiy is advertised as being very simplistic but 500 people will end up field testing it once it’s released (I assume that’s the first batch quality mentioned somewhere). It will be interesting to see how the folding mechanism holds up after a few hundred rounds. Everything else looks pretty solid since it’s just a barrel and directly loaded pellet. The good news for those early investors is that the US now has 2 distributors so you have more potential for spare parts. Edguns are liken to Luis Vuitton of the airgun world. Everyone lust for one then realization sets in after you see the price tag. :rofl: