C'mon Bill, if you're famiiiar with scientific studies, you know as well as many here that nearly none of the gun testing of the past meets the bar. It is what it is, a data point. Throw away data? I think not. Absent any actual data to the contrary, it's at the very least, an indicator. What I see is a polarized group about the benefits of barrel work; those that say it's worthless and those that say it works.
Sometimes I get the impression some believe that a piece of waterpipe would do as well. There are those that strongly believe that the subtleties of the load make huge differences yet the same group may not believe barrel subtleties can make similar differences. Frankly, I don't quite understand all the skepticism with regard to the barrel work. OK, maybe the recoil reduction thing is a highly disputable issue, but the effect on patterns from physical internal finish, contour or diameter changes would seem to be ... I dunno, less contriversial?? So ... all internal bores are equal in performance no matter the maker?
Last edited by Chuck H; 06/28/07 09:20 PM.
