I've seen barrels that measured a bit over the length that was recorded for a particular serial number. I've seen 1/8" over and 3/16" over so I guess 1/4" is quite possible. I haven't seen a set of barrels that were any shorter by similar margins than the recorded length, e.g., recorded as 28" but were only 27 13/16" that weren't obviously trimmed to take care of muzzle damage.
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