Good points bigHUN. Straightness will be an issue with or without a CF sleeve around the liner. I think it is a case of reducing variables. Some people index their barrels so the bias is vertical, so it may be compensated for with turret clicks. The potential for a slight bias will always be there and if it can be predictably compensated for, then it can be managed.
The issue that is more of a wildcard is that of harmonics and the way that an wave travels through the liner and changes the relative orientation of the plane of the exit of the barrel, and hence the internal surfaces that the projectile is in contact with. Due to Newton's laws, we know that every action carries and equal and opposite reaction. In a flexible system we can assume that the heavier the projectile or the more energy that is being transmitted through that system, the more extreme the movement due to the energy waves being transmitted when the projectile starts to move.
It makes sense that a more rigid system will minimize the oscillations, and thus potentially be more predictable...especially if various projectile weights or power settings are to be used. This is the theory and it does make sense, but I would like to see some tests. I do not think that it would be perfect, but it might at least take away wave form related variables from the equation and make the performance more predictable; especially in situations where ammo of different masses or different power settings are being used.
That was my two cents anyhow...
Pat
The issue that is more of a wildcard is that of harmonics and the way that an wave travels through the liner and changes the relative orientation of the plane of the exit of the barrel, and hence the internal surfaces that the projectile is in contact with. Due to Newton's laws, we know that every action carries and equal and opposite reaction. In a flexible system we can assume that the heavier the projectile or the more energy that is being transmitted through that system, the more extreme the movement due to the energy waves being transmitted when the projectile starts to move.
It makes sense that a more rigid system will minimize the oscillations, and thus potentially be more predictable...especially if various projectile weights or power settings are to be used. This is the theory and it does make sense, but I would like to see some tests. I do not think that it would be perfect, but it might at least take away wave form related variables from the equation and make the performance more predictable; especially in situations where ammo of different masses or different power settings are being used.
That was my two cents anyhow...
Pat
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