Thread: Crappy Tikka T3 barrels??

An interesting topic this, that I thought deserved some indepth research.
I decided to try a wrapped barrel against a std barrel in the same action to see if their was a difference in performance
Not having access to carbon fibre, I went to the first aid kit and obtained a new unused crepe bandage. The reasoning being they are specifically designed for wrapping round things to provide strength and support same as carbon fibre is claimed to do. Also being made of cotton it contains carbon so its practically identical.
This was applied to the barrel as an overlapping wrap just as I was shown in a first aid course, I had to also wrap the stock to get to the breech, and passed the last of the bandage round the scope for good measure.
Several shots were fired at a target, the only problem encountered was the bandage on the scope partly obscured the lens after the second shot. Obviously if this proved sucessful the scope would be left clear.
The wrapping was then carefully removed and re rolled in readiness for future use, and another series of rounds fired at the same target. Suprisingly these printed in exactly the same area as the first ones.
The conclusion I have drawn from this brief experiment is that with the test rifle (Zastava m85 ) barrel wrapping offers no improvement in accuracy, however that may not be the case with all rifles.
I still have the bandage handy and if anyone would like to see if a wrapped barrel makes a difference to their rifle feel free to contact me for details on price and turn around times.
The photo shots the trial rifle with its fully wrapped barrel.