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    Question 19" or 18" barrel

    I'm just now starting to consider buying a SU16 and I notice on the website gunforall.com there is listed a 19-inch barrel - that's in addition to listings for the 18" and 16" barrels. What's up with that? Is there really a 19" barrel thats different than the "standard" A model 18-inch barrel?
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    Thumbs up All over but the waiting...

    Well...it's a done deal; got a new 'A' model on order. Hopefully it'll be in by sometime next week. My preference was to go with the longer barrel and the attendant higher muzzle velocity it yields. The folding stock design was the only issue holding up a decision and since the Alpha model could be retrofitted with a Charlie stock, I decided upon the SU16A. Can't really see a time where I'd be firing it with the stock folded anyway - so its a retrofit I probably won't ever see the need to make. My thought process seems to go against the mainstream thinking I read about, where most folks want to shorten their barrels. Mainly bought it for "distance" shooting and it's light carry weight.
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    I think it's 18" ... I had been thinking about adding another A model myself.

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    Thumbs up First Kel-Tec I've owned!

    Finally got the baby in. Should have a scope for it in about a week.







    Not bad for $470 delivered (incl shipping and FFL) - less than some handguns I've bought!
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    Looks just like mine.
    I have put a scope on it, but will change it out for a 1 to 5x Barska as soon as I find the one I want.
    Great rifle!.
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    So how long is the barrel after all?

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    My barrel is 18 inches long.
    After sighting it in at 100 yards, I can consistently group a 2 to 3 inch all day long.
    Molon Labe

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    Red face It's all in the "rounding".

    Quote Originally Posted by Stogies View Post
    So how long is the barrel after all?
    I'd call it 18 inches too. However, I can see why some would say 19". I'd say the literal measurement is about 18.5" from the top of the breech cone to the muzzle. In fact, that's what the Kel-Tec website has it listed as. So I'm guessing it's just "a rounding thing"! Mainly I was just curious if there were (or had been) two different length barrels made for it; now I see there hasn't been.
    Last edited by busykngt; 11-13-2011 at 04:09 PM.
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