MROD barrel band touching shroud

[707taildragger]

Couldn't you just reposition the barrel band?

Check my pic I posted above, the shroud was touching the band on the upper portion. If it was left or right I could have just re positioned the band. Although I would not be able to live with the barrel being off axis left or right with the scope center line.

Karlo 

 

[707taildragger]

so if you like the barrel and shroud to be free floating what is the barrel band for then

I would have to assume the barrel band was to help center the barrel assembly and to add strength to keep the barrel from being damage if unsupported

but I'm late to this party

The barrel band is there to prevent you from bending the barrel in half if you're a clutz like me and drop it.

When I had a Marauder I bought a barrel band somewhere that had a groove on the inside for using an oring if you wanted to. But as you said, that negates any benefit from a floating barrel, although i saw no difference anyway.

The kicker is that with the factory O-ring in place in the barrel band the shroud does not touch it. It can float around about .075" in every direction. Quite brilliant really 

Karlo 

 

[707taildragger]

taildragger how's it shootun ???

Its shooting great! I'm hitting a small 2" dia. apples at 80 yds consistently (no wind) 

I did shoot it while the barrel band was touching and the guns "circle of impact" was greater for sure.

Karlo