I have a question about barrel flex...

[T F]

How muh does a barrel on a mag flex (due to the fact that we use O-rings to keep the barrel tight to the body) I have a few buds who argue that there will never be a way for mags to be as accurate as cockers or whatever because the barrel flexes. I am sure Tom (or one of his many denizens) tested this and if it effected the accuracy they would ave went to a threaded barrel but my question still stands. How much and what did the tests show????

TF

[[M@g_D@ddy]]

i just screwed in the little pointer guy in the body where the barrel catches so its unreasonably tight

[BlackVCG]

The ball isn't in the barrel long enough for the barrel to flex and cause a drop in accuracy. This has been discussed many times before.

[T F]

So your saying I should do a search???

TF

[hitech]

I remember seeing one of the first automags...

It was probably a prototype. The barrel did not have orings and actually "wobbled" in the frame. It still shot fairly straight. I did tell who ever had it that they needed to fix that (can't remember if it was Tom, memory is the first thing to go). I can't imagine that it can flex enough to matter.

[Paintchucker]

easy enough to test

Seems like it would be easy enough to stand side by side at the target range and test the theory...

[hitech]

easy enough to test

I would place the gun in a "vise" to insure the gun itself doesn't move. Give it a try and let us know.