05-18-2018, 01:59 AM
fixin Wrote:Oh no, I wasn't comparing, I was complimenting. I'm glad I'm not the only one taking the plunge on such a relatively out-of-spotlight company.
Your taking a bigger plunge than me! My plunge was when I bought my Proof CF 6.5 CM barrel last year. I took a lot of sitting behind my desk with the curser over "Place Order" before I finally clicked it. But now that I am totally sold on the stiffness and vibration dampening characteristics of CF, it wasn't too hard -especially with the sale price and now that some reviews are out there.
The thing your going to like the most is how well it will likely shoot factory ammo. And how well it will shoot the "off node" charges when you do load development. You may get shotgun groups from those, but it will be like it is through a really tight choke. I don't think OBT is the be all and end all, but it is a factor and CF goes a long way towards significantly mitigating the impact of vibration on accuracy (as well as mitigating barrel whip). I admit that I didn't understand their design when they first came out, but it now it obviously makes sense to me. I'm not expecting it to cool like a Proof, but it won't run into the problems there are with Christenson's CF acting as an insulator and keeping the heat in.
Let's go Brandon!