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Why no 5" barrels allowed in Revolver Divisions?

#1 User is offline   Ontarget 

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Posted 18 July 2009 - 10:10 AM

Why are 5" barrels not allowed in either IDPA Revolver Division? It would seem logical, since 5" barrels are allowed in other divisions. Thank you in advance for any replies.

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Posted 18 July 2009 - 11:05 AM

They were, originally. In 2002 the maximum barrel length was reduced to 4.2" because "everybody knows" that you cannot routinely carry a 5" revolver.

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Posted 18 July 2009 - 11:53 AM

I heard it was to keep the USPSA shooters who favor 5" revo's from taking all the spoils :ph34r: .
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Posted 18 July 2009 - 04:11 PM

View Post41mag, on Jul 18 2009, 01:53 PM, said:

I heard it was to keep the USPSA shooters who favor 5" revo's from taking all the spoils :ph34r: .


Not a helpful post at all.

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Posted 18 July 2009 - 06:25 PM

One chould note that a 5" semi-auto barrel includes the chamber. On a revolver a 5" barrel does not. If you compare a 5" semi-auto and 4" revolver, they have about the same length chamber + barrel. Or in other words, they are roughly the same physical size. So no 5" revolvers makes sense in that regard.

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Posted 18 July 2009 - 08:48 PM

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If you compare a 5" semi-auto and 4" revolver, they have about the same length chamber + barrel. Or in other words, they are roughly the same physical size.


Very roughly. Just be glad that a revolver does not have to fit The Box. A 3" K frame would be about the biggest that would pass.

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Posted 20 July 2009 - 06:52 PM

View Post41mag, on Jul 18 2009, 01:53 PM, said:

I heard it was to keep the USPSA shooters who favor 5" revo's from taking all the spoils :ph34r: .


LOL - wait I didn't say that.

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Posted 22 July 2009 - 08:02 PM

Hey! Dirty Harry carried a 6" M29 and it was 'practical', so I don't think restricting revolvers to 4" makes any sense!
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Posted 22 July 2009 - 08:03 PM

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