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What affects a barrel/action's accuracy more than anything else?
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<blockquote data-quote="Larry Morgan" data-source="post: 796283" data-attributes="member: 4676"><p>Ohhhhh, yeah. Totally forgot about that one too. Crown can definitely screw accuracy.</p><p></p><p>Harmonics can possibly cause inconsistent groups. Case in point, early mini-14 barrels are too darn skinny and suffer from barrel whip. They generally have not so hot groups at 100 yards. I've heard one person joke that they've seen some 1911's group better. </p><p></p><p>In general, accuracy is proportional to the barrel's stiffness. This means that increased diameter HELPS stiffness and increased length HURTS stiffness, and therefore, accuracy. Getting the accuracy you want is a balance between the two. Right now, you've got a skinny diameter and good amount of length, which is kind of backwards when looking for stiffness.</p><p></p><p>Another argument is that since it's skinnier, it heats up faster and can add to the inaccuracies. I don't know if this has any merit, especially since I don't know how quick you were shooting, or if that would even cause it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Larry Morgan, post: 796283, member: 4676"] Ohhhhh, yeah. Totally forgot about that one too. Crown can definitely screw accuracy. Harmonics can possibly cause inconsistent groups. Case in point, early mini-14 barrels are too darn skinny and suffer from barrel whip. They generally have not so hot groups at 100 yards. I've heard one person joke that they've seen some 1911's group better. In general, accuracy is proportional to the barrel's stiffness. This means that increased diameter HELPS stiffness and increased length HURTS stiffness, and therefore, accuracy. Getting the accuracy you want is a balance between the two. Right now, you've got a skinny diameter and good amount of length, which is kind of backwards when looking for stiffness. Another argument is that since it's skinnier, it heats up faster and can add to the inaccuracies. I don't know if this has any merit, especially since I don't know how quick you were shooting, or if that would even cause it. [/QUOTE]
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