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Method · July 23, 2012, 11:02 PM

In particular, I'm referring to O/U models with nothing between the barrels except at the end. For example, on a Blaser F3...

http://www.blaser-usa.com/F3-SuperSport.1098.0.html

...you can see there is no ribbing between the barrels. However, on a Winchester Select (my current competition gun)...

http://www.winchesterguns.com/produc...asp?mid=513015

...the barrels are not "floating." The idea of heat dissipation makes the most sense on this question, though I thought I read on the Kolar or Krieghoff sites that "floating" barrels are also supposed to produce more consistent patterns.

July 23, 2012, 11:02 PM	#6
Method Member Join Date: July 6, 2012 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 73	In particular, I'm referring to O/U models with nothing between the barrels except at the end. For example, on a Blaser F3... http://www.blaser-usa.com/F3-SuperSport.1098.0.html ...you can see there is no ribbing between the barrels. However, on a Winchester Select (my current competition gun)... http://www.winchesterguns.com/produc...asp?mid=513015 ...the barrels are not "floating." The idea of heat dissipation makes the most sense on this question, though I thought I read on the Kolar or Krieghoff sites that "floating" barrels are also supposed to produce more consistent patterns.