Barrel Profiles

[prepare]

Okay. Do you believe that pencil barrels thinner than 0.625" should not exist, or that new slimmer gas blocks should be introduced to fit them?

Just saying I believe a smaller profile behind the gas block is a poor design.

[17K]

The gas port is a manifold that is subject to flame cutting. I don’t think a thinner barrel wall at the port does the barrel any favors in the lifespan of it.

I’ve had hbars, socoms, government, lightweight, tapered light, tapered mid. Unless it’s a precision oriented barrel and you feed it handloads, the profile is a near insignificant factor.

For the purpose that chrome lined barrels are used for, the diferencia between a tapered and government profile gets lost in the noise. It’s prioritizing inconsequential increments.

[DG23]

The gas port is a manifold that is subject to flame cutting. I don’t think a thinner barrel wall at the port does the barrel any favors in the lifespan of it.

I’ve had hbars, socoms, government, lightweight, tapered light, tapered mid. Unless it’s a precision oriented barrel and you feed it handloads, the profile is a near insignificant factor.

For the purpose that chrome lined barrels are used for, the diferencia between a tapered and government profile gets lost in the noise. It’s prioritizing inconsequential increments.

Bull crap.

One does not need special handloads or other such nonsense to be able to notice an accuracy difference between an HBAR and a skinny barrel. Allow both to heat up during use and other differences become apparent as well...

The differences are far from 'inconsequential'.

[17K]

Free floated and shot for accuracy, the difference is not that great.

For the practical purpose of a chrome lined barrel the accuracy difference is insignificant.

[Stopsign32v]

Bull crap.

One does not need special handloads or other such nonsense to be able to notice an accuracy difference between an HBAR and a skinny barrel. Allow both to heat up during use and other differences become apparent as well...

The differences are far from 'inconsequential'.

"far"

So at what distances will you see a noticeable difference in accuracy between a heavy barrel and a pencil profile?