Anybody who can share if they have sleeved a lothar barrel with a carbon fiber tube? Any difference in accuracy and harmonics before and after installing a cf sleeve permanently bonded using epoxy or loctite?
Carbon fiber tube sleeved barrel.
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@Centercut did one on his Cricket Mini Carbine recently. He didn’t bond it though, it fits kinda loose. I’m fixing to do mine as well. I think C’cut’s is working out well. I will post when I do mine.
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/22-cricket-mini-carbine-free-floating-barrel-mod/
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/22-cricket-mini-carbine-free-floating-barrel-mod/
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Im planning to have it forced fit into my lothar barrel and use those clear epoxy resins to permanently bond it. Hope it turns out good.
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Basically all RAW HM1000X models come with the LW barrel (poly or rifled) with a CF sleeve installed. RAW's shoot phenomenally well...
Sean
Sean
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What is the best source to get carbon fiber tubes? I noticed those cf tubes made in china only have 1 layer of carbon fiber from the inside and not the whole thickness of its wall.
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What would also be the best size specs (inner diameter) that i need to exactly or snugly fit to a standard 16mm lotgar barrel blank that i have.
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I bought mine from Amazon.com, but used it only as a sleeve and didn't lock-tite or epoxy the sleeve to the barrel. Seemed like high quality CF. 16mm ID x 18mm OD.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RX7TVVW/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_k.GqCb4Z9GGRA
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RX7TVVW/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_k.GqCb4Z9GGRA
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OK, I just did my .177 LGV. The barrel is 16mm outside diameter. The tube fit like a glove. I cut it just like C'cut told me, a wee bit longer than perfect, and just sanded it down a bit. Did not bond it or put tape or anything inside since I don't really need to "float" this barrel, nor I'm I worried about harmonics. At 33 yards, its 1/4" groups either way. I did it just for Purty effect. Will post the rest of the pics to my .177 LGV thread. G'day, and huge shout out to Centercut.
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Christian, NICE JOB! Looks great! I'm about to do the same for the .177 ST barrel (with probe, magazine and single shot tray) I bought used from @lewis for my .22 Crown. Since its not an STX barrel in a liner with shroud, it doesn't look that great just the standard barrel. It is threaded for 1/2"-20, so I can put a DonnyFL or any other moderator on it. I have a CF Neil Clague moderator that will look great with that color and shine CF tube on the barrel.
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Thanks! I am still waiting on the adapter for the Mini Carbine to come in from Europe. I already have the Carbon Fiber Tube, but I got the Mate finish, not the Gloss one. Can't wait to get that one done. It currently sports the Sumo, I will be installing the Koi instead. Wish me luck!
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I'm sure it'll look great. I think mine would have looked better with the Matte finish vice the gloss. But I have an entire tube from the first set I bought, so I'll just use the gloss again for the .177 ST barrel on the Crown...Looking forward to seeing your Cricket mini once you get it done. I might end up getting a Koi for mine, since I have the Tanto on there and it could be somewhat quieter...
The adaptor from Eagle Vision is very high quality, and even has an inner o-ring, kind of like the breech o-ring in your barrel to keep things sealed and solid.
The adaptor from Eagle Vision is very high quality, and even has an inner o-ring, kind of like the breech o-ring in your barrel to keep things sealed and solid.
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