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Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
carbon fiber barrel or stainless
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<blockquote data-quote="JakeC" data-source="post: 2577197" data-attributes="member: 115819"><p>I love the way my heavy stainless 24" barrel shoots and I don't mind the weight necessarily, just where the weight is. Because it's a walking around gun I wish I had gone carbon. I was scared of recoil because of neck injuries but it's a non-issue. I also thought I was going to do a lot more target shooting but I got into archery instead. It's incredibly imbalanced, it wants to flip over when I'm carrying on a sling and even if I drop it into a shooting aid in the wrong spot. Living just outside the gates of Hades this time of year I also wish I had less thermal mass, but I wouldn't trade that for the downsides of a thin barrel which I'm guessing is the boat you're in.</p><p></p><p>So, two sides to the coin: with a mild brake I can spot my hits reasonably well from a 180g bullet doing 2700. But it's deeply aggravating to handle in some situations. All depends on what you're using it for, as other have said. If you want a fat barrel and you're carrying it, go carbon. Wish I had. Not that recoil is an issue for a 22 creed, just an example of prioritizing.</p><p></p><p>more machining= more variables is an excellent observation made above, but that certainly applies to fluting too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JakeC, post: 2577197, member: 115819"] I love the way my heavy stainless 24" barrel shoots and I don't mind the weight necessarily, just where the weight is. Because it's a walking around gun I wish I had gone carbon. I was scared of recoil because of neck injuries but it's a non-issue. I also thought I was going to do a lot more target shooting but I got into archery instead. It's incredibly imbalanced, it wants to flip over when I'm carrying on a sling and even if I drop it into a shooting aid in the wrong spot. Living just outside the gates of Hades this time of year I also wish I had less thermal mass, but I wouldn't trade that for the downsides of a thin barrel which I'm guessing is the boat you're in. So, two sides to the coin: with a mild brake I can spot my hits reasonably well from a 180g bullet doing 2700. But it's deeply aggravating to handle in some situations. All depends on what you're using it for, as other have said. If you want a fat barrel and you're carrying it, go carbon. Wish I had. Not that recoil is an issue for a 22 creed, just an example of prioritizing. more machining= more variables is an excellent observation made above, but that certainly applies to fluting too. [/QUOTE]
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