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From a newbie precision shooter - a few very silly questions:
Why are they called tube guns?
What is the difference between a tube gun and a regular rifle?
What is the advantage of a tube gun over a regular bolt rifle?
 
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In a nutshell. It is an action like a Remington 700, epoxied in a "tube" or other machined sleeve that adds rigidity and usually accepts AR grips, stocks and free floating handguards.
 
Papaclaude said:
Why are they called tube guns?
What is the difference between a tube gun and a regular rifle?
What is the advantage of a tube gun over a regular bolt rifle?
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- Called tubeguns because the rifle action is bedded into a "tube"
A - No bedding to contend with.
B - Unitized system; receiver, stock and handguard all inline.
C - Accepts any readily available right handed short action Remington 700 action.
D - Allows easy access to the trigger for repair, removal or replacement.
E - Allows easy access to the barrel for replacement.
F - Same system as used in benchrest for years without the bedding used in conventional stocks.
G - Accepts any readily available AR15 / M16 pistol grip or buttstock.
H - Allows one to easily change stocks or pistol grips to best fit the shooter.
I - Handguard threaded for bipod stud for tactical use.
J - Seamless transition for a shooter who shoots the AR15 system.
K - Action sleeve provides more strength to the action than a sleeve for a conventional stock.
L - Weaver type rail provided makes mounting the rear sight or scope an easy task.
m - Kit weighs less than 4 pounds so that the shooter can control the desired weight of the rifle through barrel selection and buttstock weight.


Zey, I have not seen them for sale IN Canada, but I ordered mine from the US with no problems.
 
Here is a photo of old #1 (722 Remington). It could be, and has been, decked out for about any use. The original chambering was 22-250. Now is virtually untested in 6BR. Other than being used here for local varmint matches, and once for an any rifle-any sight match at Camp Atterbury, IN, it was used exclusively for F-Class in Canada.

Other than the fiberglass forend, it started life as solid aluminum.

Great list there, Mac.

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A photo of Gary Chaney with #1 set up for any rifle, any sight competition (fall of '99)
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The only one I can see is that IF I wanted to take the action out of the "tube" I would have to bake it at a high temperature for the epoxy to let go.
 
Not at all!
Two screws on the aft cap (you can get handy thumb screws instead of the standard hex ones), the butt slides off, and the bolt comes right out.
 
The Barnard 07 rifle is not really a "tube gun" but achieves the same bolt together result. It is made for the Barnard SM action and comes with H-S 10 rnd mag which will handle a 308 length or shorter round like the 6.5x47 etc. It is a really slick setup with nylon bushes where the mag rides etc. and of course is beyond being totally adjustable. We hope to have one in Winnipeg if it arrives in time for the shoot. Add the www to the link to have a look! barnard.co.nz/17487.html
 
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