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  1. 16-02-2016, 05:40 PM #34
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    If you go for a carbon wrapped barrel read this article.

    Carbon Fiber Properties-Heat Conductivity

    There are different sorts of carbon fibre. Plain old carbon fibre in epoxy is a very poor thermal conductivity. The Proof research barrels are one of the fancy pyrolytic Carbon fibre with the really good thermal conductivity.
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