Comments on: PROOF Research Video Reveals Carbon-Wrap Barrel Technology

By: Fred

Fred — Thu, 03 May 2018 12:59:58 +0000

While a 5 or 6lb rifle sounds like all that and a bag of chips, fact is that a light rifle is much more difficult to shoot well than a heavier rifle, say of 10 or 12 lbs.

By: David Lawson

David Lawson — Thu, 03 May 2018 06:10:19 +0000

There will have to be a couple competition winners using this barrel for it to prove itself. It sounds very impressive, and we might all be using one some day. At the moment the extra expense is yet to be justified.

By: SMB

SMB — Wed, 02 May 2018 22:01:04 +0000

In a large diameter application for precision, how do these really stack up? The lack of objective measures is a little UN-inspiring.

I noticed in the list of matches won, lots of 3 gun and tactical stuff but nothing that I saw that was out and out accuracy competition.

Some of the marketing wank in that promo did make my eye twitch. ‘Continous improvement’, ‘steeper curve’, ‘aerospace grade’ etc..

If they want to be taken seriously by the precision market they’ll need more than MBA buzz words and marketing toss.

That said, if they are light and genuinely sub 1/2 MOA barrels, in sizes, lengths and twists that are good for our applications, they’ll sell for long range hunting applications etc.

If you are an accuracy only bench shooter, barrels are consumables and the price per unit matters, plus the weight isn’t much of an issue.

Interesting product, if I could be assured of SUB 1/2 MOA performance, I’d try one.

By: Jim Miller

Jim Miller — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 14:09:28 +0000

The desire to enhance the shooting experience whatever venue will fortunately always be at the forefront of every technician in the industry. New products are what make the industry and the shooter.
There are two questions that come to mind:
I didn’t see any data on barrel life.
The video mentioned accuracy to a MOA. Since I have several rifles and barrels that are sub MOA I would need more specific data on barrel life and accuracy.

By: spclark

spclark — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 14:06:49 +0000

Well… after looking at their website & “barrel-builder” feature, if I can’t select the TWIST I want in a barrel that costs nearly three times that of stainless barrels… not gonna be in my dreams anytime soon.

By: Olin Coles

Olin Coles — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 00:10:39 +0000

“We’re doing things that have never been done here before. That’s going to help the warfighter, and it’s going to help the average hunter”

Well, one of those two people will try this product, but the other is pure marketing.