May I ask a stupid question? I have been trying to absorb the info presented here and I understand pretty much all of it. I have noticed one thing - BR shooters will go a long ways and spend a lot of $$$ to get that last little bit of accuracy and edge. That's a good thing.
So in that light, I was curious why I don't see more discussion about barrel tapers. I have seen several threads extolling the accuracy virtues of a reverse taper barrel over a no taper or regular taper one. They seem to have some mathematics to back up their claims. Supposedly, from a harmonics standpoint, by design, they are more accurate.
So my stupid question is - If, and that's a big if, that is true, wouldn't you want to use a reverse taper barrel as your foundation and then work up your barrel length and twist rate on top of it?
BTW, I appreciate Mike B "questioning" conventional wisdom and the time and effort he and others have spent in debunking some of it.
Grace Hopper - "One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions."
So in that light, I was curious why I don't see more discussion about barrel tapers. I have seen several threads extolling the accuracy virtues of a reverse taper barrel over a no taper or regular taper one. They seem to have some mathematics to back up their claims. Supposedly, from a harmonics standpoint, by design, they are more accurate.
So my stupid question is - If, and that's a big if, that is true, wouldn't you want to use a reverse taper barrel as your foundation and then work up your barrel length and twist rate on top of it?
BTW, I appreciate Mike B "questioning" conventional wisdom and the time and effort he and others have spent in debunking some of it.
Grace Hopper - "One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions."