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Johnny Peppers · 07-21-2001, 02:00 PM

Most pistols shoot good at 25 yards, but the 50 yard line seperates the wheat for the chafe. Clark did not add the extra two inches of barrel and slide only to increase the inherent accuracy. The extra two inches also increases the forward weight of the pistol, and increases the sight radius for more accurate sight alignment. He also made a standard length 1911 that had an extended front sight to aid in sight alignment. His .38 Wadcutters were a pain to reload for, but there was never anything that could shoot as accurately as they could in their class. Both his .38 and .45 ruled the pistol matches in the US for many years.

The 6" Navy Luger is a very accurate service pistol due to having the longest sight radius of any P08's.

07-21-2001, 02:00 PM	#11
Johnny Peppers User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Calion, Arkansas Posts: 1,042 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Barrellength vs accuracy Most pistols shoot good at 25 yards, but the 50 yard line seperates the wheat for the chafe. Clark did not add the extra two inches of barrel and slide only to increase the inherent accuracy. The extra two inches also increases the forward weight of the pistol, and increases the sight radius for more accurate sight alignment. He also made a standard length 1911 that had an extended front sight to aid in sight alignment. His .38 Wadcutters were a pain to reload for, but there was never anything that could shoot as accurately as they could in their class. Both his .38 and .45 ruled the pistol matches in the US for many years. The 6" Navy Luger is a very accurate service pistol due to having the longest sight radius of any P08's.