> WIth the muzzle brake its around 16 inches so its not a short barrels firearm or anything. The real Russian brake is fairly long, but I will have to measure it. I just took it to a Advanced Defensive Carbine course at SIG Arms Academy and everyone was extremely impressed by it. All the AR's at the course went down at one time or another and a SIG 551 puked an extractor but it never gave a problem. Very controllable and accurate. Price is around $700, but it is far better than everything else I have seen.