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August 2, 2017
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Fairly new 715 owner here. Have a couple, including a pistol pack. The empty 10" slots in my boxes are "longing" to be filled (no pun intended). 😉
But those rare 12" and 15" barrels ... really? From a collector's standpoint, I would love to have them all. But are they really anything more than a collector's item?
A 15" just sold on GB for $1085, which is less than indicated by some older discussion on this board. I was sorely tempted myself, but just couldn't justify it because I would rather use those funds to buy something else like a 744 that I would use much more.
I know there is no good answer to this, but I am compelled to ask anew about whether anyone finds those long barrels actually useful, or just really cool collector's items?
Dans Club
October 17, 2008
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Really cool collector factor but fun to shoot too, I go after the long barrels to add to my packs.
The 15 inch that recently sold on Gunbroker was a great buy at 1085.00
December 6, 2015
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So, I think that any barrel longer tham 8 inches has no real use for hunting or any shooting sports out there.
Even informal range sessions would be a little dificult with those things...
But for sure they made a very fun coletor's item, wich is a good reason to have one or two "Long Dong" barrels. 
February 16, 2016
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I believe the longer barrels were developed specifically for Silhouette competitions, shooting in the Creedmore position, rather than just a collectable oddity.
February 20, 2008
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December 4, 2011
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Don't forget the 'WOW' factor when you pull out a 12 or 15 inch barreled gun at the range. I usually get a few comments and a few laughs as well.
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October 11, 2009
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I was told long ago that the 12 and 15 inch barrels were a novelty feature. But was popular in countries where the number of firearms one could own was quite limited. Sounded good to me.
April 25, 2008
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Stinger said
I believe the longer barrels were developed specifically for Silhouette competitions, shooting in the Creedmore position, rather than just a collectable oddity.
That is what they were made for. Handgun silhouette guns have a maximum barrel length of 10" for the Production categories and 15" for the Unlimited categories.
Quote: So, I think that any barrel longer than 8 inches has no real use for hunting or any shooting sports out there. Even informal range sessions would be a little difficult with those things…Unquote.
The vast majority of handgun silhouette guns have 10" barrels for most categories, quite useful for the sport as it gives the shooters a longer sight radius to more accurately align the iron sights with. The 15" barreled guns are potentially even more accurately shot due to that even longer sight radius. I use all my long barrelled guns for informal range sessions, shooting them off a bench. They can embarrass many a rifle shooter. I've also used my 10" barrelled guns for small game hunting.
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