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Longer (effective) range.

Longer barrels on a firearm allow for more complete burning of the propellant, which results in a higher muzzle velocity, which in turn results in a longer effective range, when compared to an identical weapon with a shorter barrel.

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Higher velocity, longer range and flatter trajectory.

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