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<blockquote data-quote="Darryl Cassel" data-source="post: 51977" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>Coyote Hunter</p><p></p><p>You wrote;</p><p></p><p>If the sleeve is around the barrel and the sleeve in touching the block then nothing is "free floated", is this not right? My way of thinking would be that if the barrel is not touching anything then it would be "free floated".</p><p></p><p>CH</p><p>Think of the block system as your threaded area on a standard action.</p><p>In that situation you would have 8 to 12 Lbs of barrel actully "hanging" on 1" to 1 1/2" of threads on the action.</p><p>The block is now your threaded area only moved forward onto the barrel further.</p><p>"Everything" in front and behind the 6" to 10" block is "free Floated".</p><p>With conventional bedding and with heavier barrels "hanging" on that 1" to 1 1/2" of threads, it was found that, through repeated firing especially benchrest, the flexing of the barrel caused a slight crushing effect on the threads holding that barrel in the action and accuracy started to slip. They went to the barrel blocks to eleminate this effect and it works well especially for the benchrest shooter who usually fires many rounds rapidly and with large cases and large barrels.</p><p></p><p>What's nice with the split blocks is, as long as you have the SAME barrel diameter and action, you can replace an entire barreled action even at a match if you desire.</p><p></p><p>I have 4 barreled actions in different calibers that fit the same heavy benchrest aluminum stock and can make the switch quite rapidly.</p><p>They are all 1.450" diameter barrels with the Remington 721 actions on each.</p><p></p><p>Barrel blocks are the way to go if your firing many rounds in 1000 yard competition especially in the Heavy gun class.</p><p></p><p>Later</p><p>DC <img src="http://images/icons/smile.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darryl Cassel, post: 51977, member: 34"] Coyote Hunter You wrote; If the sleeve is around the barrel and the sleeve in touching the block then nothing is "free floated", is this not right? My way of thinking would be that if the barrel is not touching anything then it would be "free floated". CH Think of the block system as your threaded area on a standard action. In that situation you would have 8 to 12 Lbs of barrel actully "hanging" on 1" to 1 1/2" of threads on the action. The block is now your threaded area only moved forward onto the barrel further. "Everything" in front and behind the 6" to 10" block is "free Floated". With conventional bedding and with heavier barrels "hanging" on that 1" to 1 1/2" of threads, it was found that, through repeated firing especially benchrest, the flexing of the barrel caused a slight crushing effect on the threads holding that barrel in the action and accuracy started to slip. They went to the barrel blocks to eleminate this effect and it works well especially for the benchrest shooter who usually fires many rounds rapidly and with large cases and large barrels. What's nice with the split blocks is, as long as you have the SAME barrel diameter and action, you can replace an entire barreled action even at a match if you desire. I have 4 barreled actions in different calibers that fit the same heavy benchrest aluminum stock and can make the switch quite rapidly. They are all 1.450" diameter barrels with the Remington 721 actions on each. Barrel blocks are the way to go if your firing many rounds in 1000 yard competition especially in the Heavy gun class. Later DC [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]
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