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Why use a carbon wrapped barel?
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<blockquote data-quote="bdyal1972" data-source="post: 2071003" data-attributes="member: 50039"><p>A 2.5 lb cf WRAPPED barrel will never be stiffer than a 2.5lb steel barrel...</p><p></p><p>But</p><p></p><p>A 3.5 LB CF WRAPPED BARREL CAN BE AS STIFF AS A 3LB STEEL BARREL AND PROVIDE THE HARMONICS OF A 5LB STEEL BARREL!!!</p><p></p><p>THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE</p><p></p><p>I REGULARLY SEE SUB HALF MOA CF WRAPPED BARREL GUNS SHOOTING 2 or 3 MORE 1/2MOA GROUPS AN HOUR AT A 1000 YARDS THAN ALL STEEL RIFLES WEIGHING 3 -5 POUNDS MORE... ALSO RIFLES WITH CF WRAPPED BARRELS RETAIN SUB MOA EFFECT AT 1000 YARDS APPROCIMATELY 500-1000 MORE ROUNDS....</p><p></p><p>THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING IN THIS SMALL GROUP OF HIGH VOLUME SHOOTERS.....</p><p></p><p>SOME OF THE CF BARRELS ARE MAINTAINING SUB 3/4 MOA AFTER BEING SET BACK 6-7 TIMES....</p><p></p><p>THE REAL PROBLEM IS AND ALEAYS WILL BE CHAMBER THROAT WEAR AND HARDER MORE HEAT RESISTANT STEELS IN CONJUNCTION WITH GAIN TWIST TECHNOLOGY SEEMS TO BE THE ANSWER....</p><p></p><p>I SEE THE FUTURE AS 3/4" DIAMETER SHANKS 5" LONG WITH 22" OF 3R OR 5R CF WRAPPED AND 2"OR 3" OF 1" DIAMETER STEEL AT THE END AND A GAIN TWIST OF 1-8" FOR L9NG 230-245 GRAIN 30CAL OR 195 GRAIN 7MM...</p><p></p><p>BUT I AM A DREAMER AND GAIN TWIST IS NOT PERFECTED YET...</p><p></p><p>BTW THE FUTURE WILL ALSO SEE BIPODS WITHIN 3" OF THE MUZZLE!!!</p><p></p><p>IT WORKS!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bdyal1972, post: 2071003, member: 50039"] A 2.5 lb cf WRAPPED barrel will never be stiffer than a 2.5lb steel barrel... But A 3.5 LB CF WRAPPED BARREL CAN BE AS STIFF AS A 3LB STEEL BARREL AND PROVIDE THE HARMONICS OF A 5LB STEEL BARREL!!! THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE I REGULARLY SEE SUB HALF MOA CF WRAPPED BARREL GUNS SHOOTING 2 or 3 MORE 1/2MOA GROUPS AN HOUR AT A 1000 YARDS THAN ALL STEEL RIFLES WEIGHING 3 -5 POUNDS MORE... ALSO RIFLES WITH CF WRAPPED BARRELS RETAIN SUB MOA EFFECT AT 1000 YARDS APPROCIMATELY 500-1000 MORE ROUNDS.... THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING IN THIS SMALL GROUP OF HIGH VOLUME SHOOTERS..... SOME OF THE CF BARRELS ARE MAINTAINING SUB 3/4 MOA AFTER BEING SET BACK 6-7 TIMES.... THE REAL PROBLEM IS AND ALEAYS WILL BE CHAMBER THROAT WEAR AND HARDER MORE HEAT RESISTANT STEELS IN CONJUNCTION WITH GAIN TWIST TECHNOLOGY SEEMS TO BE THE ANSWER.... I SEE THE FUTURE AS 3/4" DIAMETER SHANKS 5" LONG WITH 22" OF 3R OR 5R CF WRAPPED AND 2"OR 3" OF 1" DIAMETER STEEL AT THE END AND A GAIN TWIST OF 1-8" FOR L9NG 230-245 GRAIN 30CAL OR 195 GRAIN 7MM... BUT I AM A DREAMER AND GAIN TWIST IS NOT PERFECTED YET... BTW THE FUTURE WILL ALSO SEE BIPODS WITHIN 3" OF THE MUZZLE!!! IT WORKS!!! [/QUOTE]
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