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new barrel question
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<blockquote data-quote="Chas1" data-source="post: 391294" data-attributes="member: 15738"><p>bjohnson_7, This is right from the Krieger website:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><strong>Q: What are the advantages of 5-R style rifling? </strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><strong></strong></span><div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">A: This is a tough one. There have been many reports and opinions on an "improvement" by using 5-R style rifling vs. conventional rifling. Many of these reports are of increased bullet speed, better gas seal on the bullet, less copper fouling/easier cleaning, etc. These are issues that are not prevelant with our traditional rifling style, so we really expect no improvement with our 5-R barrels. Our 5-R barrels are made with the same bore and groove dimensional tolerances and uniformity as our conventional record setting rifled barrels, so there certainly should not be a disadvantage. We offer the true Obermeyer style 5-R rifling in select calibers for shooters that feel there is an advantage to this style of rifling, you can be the judge.</span></div></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chas1, post: 391294, member: 15738"] bjohnson_7, This is right from the Krieger website: [FONT=Verdana][B]Q: What are the advantages of 5-R style rifling? [/B][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Verdana]A: This is a tough one. There have been many reports and opinions on an "improvement" by using 5-R style rifling vs. conventional rifling. Many of these reports are of increased bullet speed, better gas seal on the bullet, less copper fouling/easier cleaning, etc. These are issues that are not prevelant with our traditional rifling style, so we really expect no improvement with our 5-R barrels. Our 5-R barrels are made with the same bore and groove dimensional tolerances and uniformity as our conventional record setting rifled barrels, so there certainly should not be a disadvantage. We offer the true Obermeyer style 5-R rifling in select calibers for shooters that feel there is an advantage to this style of rifling, you can be the judge.[/FONT][/LEFT] [/QUOTE]
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