Thread: Ruger 10/22 - Tricks, tips and modifications

Originally Posted by quentin

The carbon tension barrel is a multi piece effort. Steel rifled core and chamber, alloy finned extrusion, carbon sleeve over it all, and an alloy screw at the muzzle end to pull it all together. The theory being the steel core is put under tension keeping it straight and accurate.

Right. So I was correct in my assumptions about the assembly... thanks for that Quentin.

Hmmm... so that would suggest that in order to retain accuracy you would need to have that Alloy Nut tightened to the correct torque and that in turn would also be affected by a number of things... like temperature. Not to mention the effect of compression on the carbon tube over time because I'd assume that the heat of the barrel would affect the resins and over an extended duration (of years, maybe?) the tension on the inner barrel might become reduced. It sounds like there are too many variable to me.

But it LOOKS cool!!!



And is the suppressor a separate part of the barrel or an integral part of the overall design? Can you buy them individually?