It's my understanding that high quality .22 barrels are machined so the bore is tightest right at the muzzle, and that this is critical to accuracy.

I'm putting a MKII together for my daughter, and I'd like to cut the barrel back from 21" to 16". Does anyone know if Savage actually does machine their barrels this way? Am I going to ruin the accuracy by chopping it down?

BTW, I have one of these I use as my trainer. It's shoots just under 1 moa with Eley Target.