8" barrel VS 4"barrel

Dwight Gruber · 11-21-2005, 01:03 PM

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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11-21-2005, 01:03 PM	#1
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	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