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  1. 05-01-2009, 03:39 PM #1
    salvin
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    Polygon barrels for airguns

    has anyone opinions on these barrels?
    I know that polygon barrels has lead up problems with soft lead bullets in some handguns, but see some barrel blanks of this kind on sale (Chambers) and would like to test one on my FAC HW90 .25 cal.
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  2. 06-01-2009, 10:30 AM #2
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    That's what I'm wondering as well. Bút I thínk it's ok to use for airguns since their speed is far lower?
    The new Tau 8 pcp pistol has a polygone barrel.
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  3. 07-01-2009, 11:19 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by hwtyger View Post
    That's what I'm wondering as well. Bút I thínk it's ok to use for airguns since their speed is far lower?
    The new Tau 8 pcp pistol has a polygone barrel.

    so, still a mistery...
    I'm wondering if the Tau use the polygon barrel for better performance o reducing the cost....
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  4. 07-01-2009, 11:21 AM #4
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    With the lower energies at work in even the most powerful air rifles it just isn't necessary to incur the extra expense.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rapidnick View Post
    With the lower energies at work in even the most powerful air rifles it just isn't necessary to incur the extra expense.

    what do you mean for extra expences? Usually production of polygon barrels are less expensive than traditional
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  6. 07-01-2009, 02:58 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by salvin View Post
    what do you mean for extra expences? Usually production of polygon barrels are less expensive than traditional
    Really? Are you sure?
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  7. 10-01-2009, 10:26 AM #7
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    What, forgive my ignorance is a Polygon barrel .
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    Quote Originally Posted by Grayling View Post
    What, forgive my ignorance is a Polygon barrel .
    It's just like a monogon barrel, but has more "gon"

    The best description would be that the rifling is "wavy" rather than sharply defined lands and grooves... and usually there are fewer, so the barrel looks Polygonal in cross-section.
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