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Originally Posted by Floreos
Well then why does every wide bore barrel manufacturer claim that it does what this guy is saying.
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Gotta market it somehow.
The truth of widebores is they just lose accuracy more slowly over many shots due to fouling.
But most people dont even clean their barrels more than once a year, so what do they care about lessened fouling?
A 6.23 is supposed to be more accurate. But a 6.03 and 6.23 have the same accuracy. People claim a 5.98 or 6.01 is more accurate. Again, no different than the 6.03 or 6.13 or 6.23.
The tighter barrels foul faster, thats about it.
I got a one shot kill at 300ft a few weeks ago with my M14; its using a 300mm pdi 6.05 with a suppressor. Heres the kicker; theres more empty space in front of the barrel to the end of the suppressor (310mm) than there is actual inner barrel in the gun.
I know a guy with a bolt action rifle with a 550mm 6.01 barrel that can make the same shot, but one has to wonder; whats the extra 250mm of barrel really doing? Its just more length for something to go wrong.
The barrel industry has many examples of bullshit theory being used to sell barrels;
-edgi 5.98 barrels
-TK twist barrels
-prometheus delta strike
-those new one piece inner/outer barrels
Fact is, the BB and hop rubber you use is going to have way more effect on accuracy than the barrel.
The worst thing a barrel can do to your accuracy is obstructing the BB; if it hits something in the barrel on the way through, it knocks the rotational axis of the backspin off centerline.
But beyond that, the barrel makes very little difference in accuracy at 200-300ft
All it does is send the BB out in a straight line and hopefully not affect the rotation.
The BB ideally never touches the wall, so bore doesnt matter.
The BB is stabilized to the center of the barrel in the first inch or so, so length doesnt matter except for ease of acceleration.
The only really important qualities are the consistency of the bore and the finish, so as to reduce any turbulent air flow in the barrel.
At 200+ft accuracy is almost entirely determined by BB weight, quality, and how consistent and perpendicular to the ground the backspin is.
Because using a king arms .30g BB over a madbull .30 is going to have way more effect on accuracy than using a stock marui barrel over a prometheus 6.03 at 250ft