Falkor Defence Dracos barrel?

[vultr]

Anyone have experience with these on a bolt platform? Are they available in Canada?

Not much online that I've found. Looking at one for a PRS rig if they shoot.

 

[vultr]

Nobody, hey?

 

[Alpheus]

Never heard of them, and given the lack of replies, no-one else has.
Stick with the brands with a reputation, let someone else be the guinea pig.

By pressure fitting a thin-walled machine tube onto a barrel core, and then filling the void with our proprietary media, the resulting new monolithic structure adds accuracy-enhancing rigidity

So their "proprietary media" is stiffer then steel. Curious. And they really don't know what monolithic means, either. Reminds me of people saying equal contour carbon fiber barrels are stiffer then all-steel ones. Hint, they aren't....

The greatest enemy to accuracy is heat. Our barrels reduce heat caused by firing, keeping the internal chamber and bore temperature very low.

First, no barrel reduces the thermal energy caused by burning powder. The only way to minimize the rate the barrel temperature increases by is to dissipate the heat quickly. So their "proprietary media" has a thermal conductivity greater then steel, curious.

By reducing heat and controlling the pressure wave throughout the barrel, we are able to dramatically extend the life of the barrel.

What does the "pressure wave" have to do with barrel life? What is the "pressure wave" anyway?

 

[KePet]

Sound a lot like a copycat of Alan Adolphsen's Straightjacket system at Teludyne Tech. I remember reading about the Staightjacket system about 10 years ago. Even went so far as to contact them, but at that time you had to send your rifle to them - I wanted something I could do myself. I think this may have been more popular, and made a bigger splash, if carbon fiber wrapped barrels hadn't come along, and become readily available.

 

[vultr]

I don't know that I'd call Falkor a new brand - they're a fairly established maker of high end ARs. And it's not unreasonable to say their compound is stiffer than steel. I have no idea what the DRACOS sleeve is make of but both Proof and Christensen claim their carbon barrels are stiffer than steel. I run Proof and C6 carbon barrels, and can verify that they do shoot, even when hot.

Marketing jargon aside, I think the concept of using a compound that would act like a heat sink rather than an insulator like CF to extend barrel life is sound (at least in theory). They also have a lifetime sub MOA guarantee which is intriguing, especially in barrel burners like the Dasher.

These are pretty new so hopefully some reviews start trickling out soon.

 

[scourge18a]

Sound a lot like a copycat of Alan Adolphsen's Straightjacket system at Teludyne Tech. I remember reading about the Staightjacket system about 10 years ago. Even went so far as to contact them, but at that time you had to send your rifle to them - I wanted something I could do myself. I think this may have been more popular, and made a bigger splash, if carbon fiber wrapped barrels hadn't come along, and become readily available.

Same system.
I spoke with them years ago also.