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Carbon fiber wrapped barrels
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<blockquote data-quote="Of001" data-source="post: 2016156" data-attributes="member: 116075"><p>Ive had 50/50 experience with then.</p><p></p><p>My buddy had a Christensen when they were fairly new. Shot amazing until he did a long string on a mid 30C summer day and it delaminated, ugly. The heat has to go somewhere and in this case its to the glue first. If the chem or application is out of spec bubble city. It's in theory quicker to heat but quicker to cool. The tec has come a LONG way since. Most manufacturers i hope will stand by their gear as failure rates continue to fall.</p><p></p><p>Ive handled the bergara 22 in both flavours. The carbon "feels" stiffer? Harder? Maybe kicked a little due to weight? Different but nice, like a heavier profile barrel but lighter. I would take a steel for a bench rifle. The carbon was way quicker to both heat and cool but .22. So what do i know.</p><p></p><p>Stiffness is realitive. A medium carbon should be stiffer than any equivalent steel up the heavy end. But i have yet to see proper big carbon barrels. Im supprised i havent seen a full length fluted bull wrapped up to get airflow and stiffness.</p><p></p><p>As far as fitment, i had my current range stock (for a tikka t3x) fitted with a bull spec wooden dowel attached and put the lighter barrel back on so when i stop using it for hunting i can swap the barrel to big boi size.</p><p>No discernable negative accuracy difference, went from a .8-1moa to closer to .75 steady at 200. </p><p></p><p>So personally i went with a bull steel kreig and bedded the old stock and a new stock, bedded(range/hunting) and some scotch for the same price as a fitted carbon. They are nice but the price, especially here in canada</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Of001, post: 2016156, member: 116075"] Ive had 50/50 experience with then. My buddy had a Christensen when they were fairly new. Shot amazing until he did a long string on a mid 30C summer day and it delaminated, ugly. The heat has to go somewhere and in this case its to the glue first. If the chem or application is out of spec bubble city. It's in theory quicker to heat but quicker to cool. The tec has come a LONG way since. Most manufacturers i hope will stand by their gear as failure rates continue to fall. Ive handled the bergara 22 in both flavours. The carbon "feels" stiffer? Harder? Maybe kicked a little due to weight? Different but nice, like a heavier profile barrel but lighter. I would take a steel for a bench rifle. The carbon was way quicker to both heat and cool but .22. So what do i know. Stiffness is realitive. A medium carbon should be stiffer than any equivalent steel up the heavy end. But i have yet to see proper big carbon barrels. Im supprised i havent seen a full length fluted bull wrapped up to get airflow and stiffness. As far as fitment, i had my current range stock (for a tikka t3x) fitted with a bull spec wooden dowel attached and put the lighter barrel back on so when i stop using it for hunting i can swap the barrel to big boi size. No discernable negative accuracy difference, went from a .8-1moa to closer to .75 steady at 200. So personally i went with a bull steel kreig and bedded the old stock and a new stock, bedded(range/hunting) and some scotch for the same price as a fitted carbon. They are nice but the price, especially here in canada [/QUOTE]
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