Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Photography
Gun Photos
3 new project rifles almost done. Savages.
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="jcoop" data-source="post: 1324881" data-attributes="member: 13125"><p>Thanks! I have been doing the carbon barrel thing for myself for about 12 years now. Before it was popular. I work in composites as a product designer so it makes it an easy deal for me to have access to the needed equipment. The way I do the wrap is kind of my own style. All the companies doing it have different schools of thought on what carbon to use and what they are trying to achieve. Some are going after heat dissipation and others stiffness. Unfortunately you cant have both. The type of carbon that dissipates heat is not extremely stiff and tend to expand and contract with heat. The extremely stiff fibers act as an insulator but tend to be inert and do not expand or contract with heat. This is the fiber that I use. I am not as worried about my barrel heating up as long as my POI does not change. I'm not firing so many shots in a row that would burn up a barrel anyhow.</p><p></p><p>The benefits I have found are, I don't seem to have to work up a load like I did with steel barrels, almost like your not trying to find that node because the ringing goes away do to the barrels stiffness.</p><p>I'm able to get heavy bull barrel accuracy and consistency out of a much lighter barrel. The rifles balance better as more of the steel is taken away towards the end of the barrel. </p><p>And of course lighter weight which allows me to run a longer barrel that still balances, and gets more velocity for the same or less weight.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jcoop, post: 1324881, member: 13125"] Thanks! I have been doing the carbon barrel thing for myself for about 12 years now. Before it was popular. I work in composites as a product designer so it makes it an easy deal for me to have access to the needed equipment. The way I do the wrap is kind of my own style. All the companies doing it have different schools of thought on what carbon to use and what they are trying to achieve. Some are going after heat dissipation and others stiffness. Unfortunately you cant have both. The type of carbon that dissipates heat is not extremely stiff and tend to expand and contract with heat. The extremely stiff fibers act as an insulator but tend to be inert and do not expand or contract with heat. This is the fiber that I use. I am not as worried about my barrel heating up as long as my POI does not change. I'm not firing so many shots in a row that would burn up a barrel anyhow. The benefits I have found are, I don't seem to have to work up a load like I did with steel barrels, almost like your not trying to find that node because the ringing goes away do to the barrels stiffness. I'm able to get heavy bull barrel accuracy and consistency out of a much lighter barrel. The rifles balance better as more of the steel is taken away towards the end of the barrel. And of course lighter weight which allows me to run a longer barrel that still balances, and gets more velocity for the same or less weight. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Photography
Gun Photos
3 new project rifles almost done. Savages.
Top