Christensen carbon one
- Thread starter snownut
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Hey man
I personnly shoot the Carbon Extreme 2 in 300 RUM love this gun I have it Topped with a Night force 5.5 - 22 x 56 NPR2 love this gun very nice to shoot the tuned trigger is very crisp i have shot out to 1000M with it with very few attempts. The gun shoots great groups sub Moa.
Here is a pic of mine
I personnly shoot the Carbon Extreme 2 in 300 RUM love this gun I have it Topped with a Night force 5.5 - 22 x 56 NPR2 love this gun very nice to shoot the tuned trigger is very crisp i have shot out to 1000M with it with very few attempts. The gun shoots great groups sub Moa.
Here is a pic of mine
- Location
- calgary alberta
For THAT kind of coin, they should be based on a high quality custom action rather than a Remington 700 that they mill off the side on and swiss cheese the bolt.
I am shooting a 300 Norma Magnum based on our Maverick action, carbon fiber wrapped barrel, McMillan Ultralite Edge stock, Timney trigger and HS Precision detachable mag system. AND all our rifles are guaranteed to deliver no worse than .5 MOA accuracy. The whole rig WITH NF 5.5x22 scope is only slightly over $7000.00
OP The carbon fiber wrapped barrel technology is still fairly new, but seems to work judging by the accuracy we are seeing from the rifles we have built recently using them. The weight savings on a complete rifle are significant if you go with an Ultralite stock like the McMillan stocks with Edge technology as well.
The only part of the equation that is still too soon to know for sure about is how will they last up compared to a conventional barrel? In theory they should last as long as a conventional barrel, but only time will tell for sure.
A few observations so far from my own rifle, these barrels even in a heavy contour have considerably more barrel whip than a conventional barrel does, which for those observing someone shooting a CFW barrel is disconcerting, and they get hot FAST. According to the manufacturers this is normal as the carbon fiber supposedly "wicks" the heat out of the steel liner. Deflection from heat however seems to less than a conventional barrel.
If carbon fiber was the cats meow - every target shooter in the country would have it.
Put your focus on what has been proven to work. First thing that comes to mind with carbon fiber is that it's an insulator and slows heat from leaving the barrel. For one shot - that wont hurt you, but for a string of shots it will.
Put your focus on what has been proven to work. First thing that comes to mind with carbon fiber is that it's an insulator and slows heat from leaving the barrel. For one shot - that wont hurt you, but for a string of shots it will.
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- calgary alberta
I don't believe that carbon fiber wrapped barrels were EVER intended to be a substitute for a heavy contour match target barrel. The advantage that I see is that it allows a HUNTER the luxury of several shots before heat deflects the barrel. A #2 or #3 contour conventional barrel you are lucky to get 2 shots through before heat becomes a problem.
From the Proof Research website
A lot of companies use carbon as a gimmick. They use the wrong carbon and the wrong technique – so they actually insulate the heat.
Our secret is in our patent, a carbon-fiber wrap that sheds extreme heat, creating longevity, durability, and yes – accuracy.
Our barrels stay cool, but they can also take a beating. Take a look at our PROOF in the video below.
Frankly I am unsure of what the wrong carbon can mean and I really do not intend to attack cinder blocks with an expensive barrel, but they do seem to shoot well and dissipate heat better than a pencil thin conventional barrel. I guess the "Proof" will be in how their barrels last up.
I would think that the problem wouldn't so much be the carbon fibre but the selection of the epoxy that binds it together. With composites the "glass transition temperature" matters a great deal. If the barrel reaches that temperature and stays there, the epoxy will flex and the fibre can delaminate. Weave patterns can help but the choice of epoxy is important. Some folks in other hobbies use carbon fibre with high temp. epoxies in areas where heat soak is common. Thanks for the information. Interesting thread.
