I'm not a barrel expert by any means but I really can't see any cons other than added weight of a couple ounces.
Standardizing gas block sizes and maybe less barrel movement would be the pros.
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I'm not a barrel expert by any means but I really can't see any cons other than added weight of a couple ounces.
Standardizing gas block sizes and maybe less barrel movement would be the pros.
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CoryCop25, who makes the barrel in the pic you posted?
They are made for precisionfirearms.com by Lothar Walther to Precision's specs. I am not sure if Precision turns the barrels or not because they turn many of their own barrels. They retail for $325.00. I am going to have a T&E barrel before the end of the year to report back. I have been told that they are very accurate and rugged but I have no first hand knowledge.
"Perfect Practice Makes Perfect"
"There are 550 million firearms on this planet. That's one firearm for every 12 people. The question is... How do we arm the other 11?" Lord of War.
"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." Thomas Jefferson
First step down from chamber measures ~.680,
thinest point before starting to step up to the FSB is ~ .645,
after the FSB it goes down to ~.610,
and then right before stepping up a little before the threads it has tapered to ~.580,
Shoulder to the threads is ~.620
Accuracy with my calipers is only going o be so good.
With my calipers I measured my 16" PSA CHF FN barrel labeled an ULW:
Under the handguards tapers from Chamber .640 to .600, then the gas block is .751. In front of the FSB it measures .612 then steps up to .695 at the MD.
My ARP 16" LW barrel uses a .750 gas block: per website
uses a standard .750 gas block like all of our barrels.
Last edited by RWH24; 10-10-13 at 13:31.
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Or at least the philosophy behind the S2W. I think its a great idea, and a great profile.
It seems they really made a good choice on this, I would be interested in the weight difference between this LW profile and their old one.
It refreshing to see a company releasing multiple profiles that make sense, instead of continuing to pump out barrels that literally have a backwards profile.
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