The main difference you may notice between the two as far as how they shoot.. is the fact that the 6 7/8 has a longer sight radius (distance between front and rear sights).......this MAY help YOU.......but the gun does not particularly care ........weight and balance will likely be a bigger factor..and the 5.5 has quite excellent balance. Sight radius will not matter if you are usind a Dot. I have both, and the 6 7/8 is nice for Iron sight use,, yet my 5.5 shoots just as tight,,, also if you are going add the Volq parts,,, the trigger pull that some say is better on the 678G, is getting replaced anyway. pick em up...hold em...maybe even hold the weight of the dot on top to see how they feel.....that is what matters!!! A MKII with Volq hammer and sear is a GREAT pistol
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