14.5” accuracy expectations

[Klem]

If you pin a muzzle device on a 14.5" it ends up no lighter or shorter than a 16" but will have less velocity and you won't be able to clean/inspect the crown. Your muzzle device will probably affect the stability of the bullet as it exits and that might mean less accuracy. If your goal is maximum accuracy and nothing else I would not consider light barrels. They get hotter quicker, flex more as they heat up and jump more on the bags as you are trying to shoot groups.

Bartlein, Krieger and Lilja.