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float ya barrel..; how many of........
Topic Started: 15th October 2006 - 09:47 PM (189 Views)
bushcraft
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i read with facination all diffrent ideas ,methods etc of sighting up, getting true shots & finalising a kill..over a descent distance..

so with a twist for what ya shoot,power wise,a good set of scopes,happy ammo..you'd say all well......mmmmmm

now a couple of ma yanky buds ,always but always ,float there barrels, by sanding,shaving or whatever the wood from under the barrel..

works well i tell ya!!
how many do or have tried this?????

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bushcraft
Oct 15 2006, 09:47 PM
i read with facination all diffrent ideas ,methods etc of sighting up, getting true shots & finalising a kill..over a descent distance..

so with a twist for what ya shoot,power wise,a good set of scopes,happy ammo..you'd say all well......mmmmmm

now a couple of ma yanky buds ,always but always ,float there barrels, by sanding,shaving or whatever the wood from under the barrel..

works well i tell ya!!
how many do or have tried this?????

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I do believe most centre fire barrels are floated when they leave the factory i know me TIKKS T3 has a floated barrel.
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Floating the barrel and parts of the action are intended to eliminate contact stress points. The barrel has to return to it's original position after firing to remain accurate.

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Recently re-stocked my hmr and gave it the "true float job" ie take enough (just) off the barrel inletting to allow the barrel to "float" ie not touch the stock at any point othet than the pillar / action bedding points which I also inletted correctly,and now (when I get the gear) will be bedded! without going to far it is easier to say that "floating" is done to stop barrel harmonic distortion when the gun is fired?

This means that if the barrel is floating, then each and every time the gun is fired the harmonics remain the same making the gun more accurate, rather than the harmonics being "random" due to the barrell touching / bouncing off the stock.
I would go so far as to say that in probability most "off the shelf" guns will touch somewhere, try sliding a fiver under the barrel and if it touches/ jams anyware, before it reaches the action, then it is not "floating.
anyway here is my effort? cheers mh
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Well thats me well and truely educated :D , im learning more and more as the days go by!
And What a nice looking rifle MH, it looks fantastic! :o

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James@Scarborough
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WOW MH, That looks gorgeous! Did you make that stock yourself or just fit it? Either way it looks very impressive :wub:

I have seen quite a few airguns with floating barrels, and heard of the odd one having accuracy problems and having to have a barrel band fitted.

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