Would taking aabout 1/3 of the weight from a .308 1919 barrel allow for a faster firing cycle, and therefore give me a faster rate of fire with a crankfire unit?
I had considered turning down a bbl on my lathe. I would leave the rear end that slides on the bearing surface and the front end towards the booster at the original diameter, but taper it down in the middle gradually at each end. I also thought about cutting cooling "fins" into this same non-critical middle area of the barrel to reduce weight.
Would this harm the weapon in any way?
Just thinking out loud here!
Balming
I had considered turning down a bbl on my lathe. I would leave the rear end that slides on the bearing surface and the front end towards the booster at the original diameter, but taper it down in the middle gradually at each end. I also thought about cutting cooling "fins" into this same non-critical middle area of the barrel to reduce weight.
Would this harm the weapon in any way?
Just thinking out loud here!
Balming