A question I have had several times in the past and never asked: Why are barrel lengths in the US primarily in the 26,28, 30 inch range while many barrels of English made guns are in numbers like 27 or 29? Are our US stated even numbers a conversion from a metric measurement in Europe? I know this is probably a ridiculous sounding question to many of you, but it just hit me this morning when I saw a set of 27 inch barrels on a Lang and I thought I would get an answer once and for all. Thanks.

Perry M. Kissam
NRA Patron Life Member