guncats 4 Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 is the long barrel x39 Saiga more accurate than the short barrel ones? What kind of MOA to expect? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frankyoz 15 Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 I get much better accuracy out of my 20in than my 16in and when I go out and shoot with others that have the 16in they all remark about the improved accuracy. I have not gone to the range and sat down and bench shot the two side by side to do a comparison. However its enough of a difference to be noticed not only by myself but by others as well. Hope that helps. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Glorious Tachikoma 1 Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 Is the barrel the same profile? Because one would think that a long-barreled Saiga would have the same issues the PSL has, barrel harmonics throwing accuracy off. Perhaps the sight radius and extra muzzle velocity are compensating enough to notice and improvement? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frankyoz 15 Posted November 26, 2011 Report Share Posted November 26, 2011 It is I beleive the same contour, however the PSL barrel is 4.5in longer than the 20in saiga. Also the barrel on the PSL which I have as well holds groups very well and only strings verticaly roughly 1.5-2 as the barrel warms at 100yrds, also I beleive the PSL was never designed to perform suppresive or sustained fire with high accuracy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
555JM 10 Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 It probably depends on the gun and the ammunition more than on the barrel length. My 20" 7.62x39 isn't any more accurate than my 16". Both 3-4 MOA at 100 yards. OTOH, my 20" .223 Saiga outshoots both my 16" .223s and my 187 series Mini-14. It's close to 2 MOA at 100 yd....about the same as my 580 series Mini. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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