The sight radius of a standard 4" barrel Luger is 7 3/4 inches; the sight radius of an 8" LP-08 is only 7 inches.
I would not care to dispute a Kentuckian about the relative accuracy of long barrels, but my understanding about barrel length has always been otherwise.
I shoot an extremely accurate S/42 with a 4" barrel; in my hands, standing two-hand hold, my 1917 LP-08 shoots more accurately.
The balance of an LP-08 is very different from a standard Luger. I think also that there is something else going on with the barrel/sight geometry having to do with their positions relative to a Luger's balance/rotation geometry. I think it is measurable, but I don't have a good way to demonstrate it right now.
--Dwight
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