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Carbon Fiber Barrels: Waiting for a Real Solution
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<blockquote data-quote="Litehiker" data-source="post: 1995178" data-attributes="member: 54178"><p>YEP, It's still "Early Days", as the Brits say, for CF wrapped barrels.</p><p></p><p>As for CF stocks, I'd like to see an honest test of various versions. They ain't all the same. Test the weight, strength, stiffness, bedding blocks, etc. And finally slice them longitudinally if the tester has the $$ to do so.</p><p></p><p>->For example my Browning X-bolt Pro CF wrapped stock has 2 "socks", one from butt to pistol grip and the other from tip of fore arm to pistol grip. No laid up "strips" of CF. It has a CF bedding block <em>and</em> bedding compound for a very secure fit. But still the Browning stock seems kinda heavy for all that tech.</p><p>->SAKO appears to use just one continuous sock as per the video of their factory layup.</p><p>->Still others use layup strips which may or may not be good.</p><p></p><p>Wait, did I just stumble onto yet another thread topic?</p><p></p><p>Space Age materials helps us with many things in hunting from laser rangefinders to weather station/ballistic calculators to Gore-Tex clothing, etc. But some things do take time to "sort out" and CF barrels seems to be one of them.</p><p>Eric B.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Litehiker, post: 1995178, member: 54178"] YEP, It's still "Early Days", as the Brits say, for CF wrapped barrels. As for CF stocks, I'd like to see an honest test of various versions. They ain't all the same. Test the weight, strength, stiffness, bedding blocks, etc. And finally slice them longitudinally if the tester has the $$ to do so. ->For example my Browning X-bolt Pro CF wrapped stock has 2 "socks", one from butt to pistol grip and the other from tip of fore arm to pistol grip. No laid up "strips" of CF. It has a CF bedding block [I]and[/I] bedding compound for a very secure fit. But still the Browning stock seems kinda heavy for all that tech. ->SAKO appears to use just one continuous sock as per the video of their factory layup. ->Still others use layup strips which may or may not be good. Wait, did I just stumble onto yet another thread topic? Space Age materials helps us with many things in hunting from laser rangefinders to weather station/ballistic calculators to Gore-Tex clothing, etc. But some things do take time to "sort out" and CF barrels seems to be one of them. Eric B. [/QUOTE]
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