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<blockquote data-quote="Darryl Cassel" data-source="post: 51586" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>Hello Coyoter</p><p></p><p>I know you know the concept of Barrel blocks but for those reading this that don't know about them I will try to explain:</p><p></p><p>The concept of the barrel block is to let the action hang free and also the rest of the barrel that is not supported or surrounded by the block.</p><p>The block is all that is holding the Action and barrel. It in turn is all that is bolted up through the bottom af a benchrest rifle stock. The action and barrel is free from touching anything other then the block it is held in place by.</p><p></p><p>The purpose of the block is for heavy, long barrels hanging out far and to relieve the stress and loosening effect on the action threads. This crushing of the threads from repeated firing when a long barreled rifle is bedded conventionally, is the cause of uneven vibrations of the barrel, there by causing the accuracy to suffer.</p><p></p><p>For simplifacation sake, the rail gun is nothing but a barrel and action that has been blocked around the barrel (usually 6" to 8") and the block is bolted normally onto a bed of steel or aluminum.</p><p></p><p>The Sierra test lab uses a rail gun in their 300 meter underground test facility.</p><p></p><p>Your concept is approching these diminsions.</p><p></p><p>I do think it will work. The only problem I see is in the heat of battle when you have an animal out there at extreme range, your rifle is in a rest and/or sandbags and you must reload without taking your eye out of the scope and off the target. I believe it would be harder to do with the falling block action then the bolt action. It's something to consider and possibly you can work around that. Maybe it would be easier, I really don't know. I think you have to manuver your head a bit to put the next cartridge in from the rear. This is somewhat easier with a bolt action since the shells feed from the side. We always load one at a time since there are no magazine boxes on most of our big guns and the bullets are seated way out to get close to the lands. They wouldn't fit in a magazine box anyway. We need all the room we can get for powder to have to seat the bullest down in the case very far.</p><p></p><p>Regardless good luck with it and report back to us.</p><p></p><p>I don't think the "Toys R us" Humvee version will work but, it was a good thought anyway. Maybe a new atv 4 wheeler? How about the new Palaris V 750 full size version??</p><p></p><p>Later</p><p>DC</p><p></p><p>[ 11-20-2001: Message edited by: Darryl Cassel ]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darryl Cassel, post: 51586, member: 34"] Hello Coyoter I know you know the concept of Barrel blocks but for those reading this that don't know about them I will try to explain: The concept of the barrel block is to let the action hang free and also the rest of the barrel that is not supported or surrounded by the block. The block is all that is holding the Action and barrel. It in turn is all that is bolted up through the bottom af a benchrest rifle stock. The action and barrel is free from touching anything other then the block it is held in place by. The purpose of the block is for heavy, long barrels hanging out far and to relieve the stress and loosening effect on the action threads. This crushing of the threads from repeated firing when a long barreled rifle is bedded conventionally, is the cause of uneven vibrations of the barrel, there by causing the accuracy to suffer. For simplifacation sake, the rail gun is nothing but a barrel and action that has been blocked around the barrel (usually 6" to 8") and the block is bolted normally onto a bed of steel or aluminum. The Sierra test lab uses a rail gun in their 300 meter underground test facility. Your concept is approching these diminsions. I do think it will work. The only problem I see is in the heat of battle when you have an animal out there at extreme range, your rifle is in a rest and/or sandbags and you must reload without taking your eye out of the scope and off the target. I believe it would be harder to do with the falling block action then the bolt action. It's something to consider and possibly you can work around that. Maybe it would be easier, I really don't know. I think you have to manuver your head a bit to put the next cartridge in from the rear. This is somewhat easier with a bolt action since the shells feed from the side. We always load one at a time since there are no magazine boxes on most of our big guns and the bullets are seated way out to get close to the lands. They wouldn't fit in a magazine box anyway. We need all the room we can get for powder to have to seat the bullest down in the case very far. Regardless good luck with it and report back to us. I don't think the "Toys R us" Humvee version will work but, it was a good thought anyway. Maybe a new atv 4 wheeler? How about the new Palaris V 750 full size version?? Later DC [ 11-20-2001: Message edited by: Darryl Cassel ] [/QUOTE]
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