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Old September 24th, 2013, 16:38   #2
ILLusion
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PDI barrels are very good. Better material than the Prometheus. Both of them are manufactured to equal tolerances, and it's hard to go wrong with either.

Tighter bore = higher fps, but larger groupings.
Looser bore = tighter groupings, but lower fps.

6.03/6.04 seems to be the equilibrium point where people are willing to compensate on both performance characteristics, which is why the Prometheus barrels are so popular.

I recently did a barrel comparison between a custom made 5.98mm bore versus a 6.23mm bore short barrel to exaggerate the effect, and confirmed the above theory.
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