Ishapore Enfields - Free floated barrel

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Topic: Free floated barrel

Posted By: Frameman 1
Subject: Free floated barrel
Date Posted: October 23 2019 at 10:41pm

Because of the nose cap design of the Ishapore rifle is it possible or desirable to free float the barrel?

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Posted By: raubvogel
Date Posted: July 17 2020 at 5:30am

I think the answer is no with the original (thin) because it does need the wood and the springy caps inside the wood pushing the barrel at certain positions to control the harmonics.

Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: July 17 2020 at 7:16am

Nope.

There are several devices that allow barrel harmonics to work with variable loads for compensation of trajectory.

Free, or rebedding will loose that feature.

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Posted By: Frameman 1
Date Posted: July 17 2020 at 7:36am

Thanks gentlemen.

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