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<blockquote data-quote="Wingnut" data-source="post: 487177" data-attributes="member: 8721"><p>I think if you want a rifle that is very light for a backpack hunt or where you are limited on weight a CA rifle might be for you. I have a couple of concerns though. The carbon wrap is an insulator right. That is a bad thing in my book, especially when you turn that barrel down to a very small diameter to wrap it. Where is the heat going? Nowhere but building up in the thin walls of the barrell. I have not tested this, but I would think that would cause very short barrel life. Second by turning down the barrel to that small of a diameter can you maintain a stress free barrel or as close as possible. I personally think it is inducing stress into the barrel and could cause accuracy problems. I also wonder if the metal expands and contracts at one rate and the carbon expands and contract at another if this could cause stress as well? Does anyone else have any opinions or tested these heat and stress issues?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wingnut, post: 487177, member: 8721"] I think if you want a rifle that is very light for a backpack hunt or where you are limited on weight a CA rifle might be for you. I have a couple of concerns though. The carbon wrap is an insulator right. That is a bad thing in my book, especially when you turn that barrel down to a very small diameter to wrap it. Where is the heat going? Nowhere but building up in the thin walls of the barrell. I have not tested this, but I would think that would cause very short barrel life. Second by turning down the barrel to that small of a diameter can you maintain a stress free barrel or as close as possible. I personally think it is inducing stress into the barrel and could cause accuracy problems. I also wonder if the metal expands and contracts at one rate and the carbon expands and contract at another if this could cause stress as well? Does anyone else have any opinions or tested these heat and stress issues? [/QUOTE]
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