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are carbon fiber barrels the wave of the future?
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<blockquote data-quote="thwatson2" data-source="post: 1977460" data-attributes="member: 56839"><p>It's not meant to be a replacement. The purpose of the carbon wrap is to stiffen the barrel to keep weight down while dissipating heat. They look cool but are-they really dissipating heat or just keeping heat in? Will barrel life be greater, I don't think so. When I'm shooting my target rifle I like lots of metal. Weight is my friend. So yes, we may see more carbon wrapped barrels in production rifles and having one for a carry rifle is great. like everything we will see flaws like peeling and Uv degradation, but that being said the barrel will probably be wore out by then. Just like a fluted barrel and and skelontized bolts and knobs, it's a fad that will stick around but I doubt it will replace the average hunter's choice. Just my opinion</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thwatson2, post: 1977460, member: 56839"] It’s not meant to be a replacement. The purpose of the carbon wrap is to stiffen the barrel to keep weight down while dissipating heat. They look cool but are-they really dissipating heat or just keeping heat in? Will barrel life be greater, I don’t think so. When I’m shooting my target rifle I like lots of metal. Weight is my friend. So yes, we may see more carbon wrapped barrels in production rifles and having one for a carry rifle is great. like everything we will see flaws like peeling and Uv degradation, but that being said the barrel will probably be wore out by then. Just like a fluted barrel and and skelontized bolts and knobs, it’s a fad that will stick around but I doubt it will replace the average hunter’s choice. Just my opinion [/QUOTE]
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