BlueVFRank Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Just read "disturbing"news on the site of Infinity. The have a newly designed barrel for sighttrackers which is stronger and more accurate. Here is the article from their site (though not much info yet). Perhaps SV Cop can enlighten us Infinity News NEW FROM INFINITY: New barrel design with improved strength in the rib and a new rifling scheme with a significant gain in accuracy!!! More details soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shooterbenedetto Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 More accuracy huh? they go to a polygonal rifling or what? wide arrange of bullets would be 1/32 twist and 1/24 twist aet is the most accurate they came out with? Will Schumman has tested this, well he makes the barrel for them.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attila Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 They also now offer a 5.4" wide body and single stack. Brandon says the single stack will fit the box with a modified mag well and a bobbed hammer. Would the wide body be OK for limited? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueOvalBruin Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 I wonder if the single stack would fit the idpa box too. It is a little shorter. Maybe a bobtail MSH with a trimmed techwell magwell, shorter GS, and QB style hammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkeeler Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 .....well he makes the barrel for them.. I think they make the barrels in house now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lneel Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 (edited) Actually, Infinity makes their own barrels and have for the last 6 years.... The new barrels rib has a squared off back and a radius....the program they use to design the new barrel rated it as 3X stronger than the previous design in that area. As far as the new rifling.....I won't let the cat out of the bag without Brandon's knowledge but I will say it is designed to be easier on the projectiles where lead and plated bullets can be used in this new barrel without leading or shredding the plated part off. It is not polygonal... I have a photo of the new rib.....if Brandon says it is ok, I will post tomorrow. Lee Edited August 5, 2011 by lneel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waktasz Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Quick, make 500 6" ribbed barrels already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 (edited) Just know this, they are NEVER satisfied with great, they are always in the process of improving every product they sell/build. I'm pretty sure they never sleep either Edited August 4, 2011 by SV-COP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digby7 Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 i need pictures of this singlestack - what will it weigh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Boit Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Just know this, they are NEVER satisfied with great, they are always in the process of improving every product they sell/build. I'm pretty sure they never sleep either Thread drift on : When I told Brandon that in France, most people works 35 hours a week , he looked at me like if I told him his dog was dead ! Thanks to our previous socialist governement, people now have more to time to spend money, but less time to earn it ! Thread drift off ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lneel Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Ok, here is a peek at the new barrel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Ok, here is a peek at the new barrel... I think that's the one for my 9mm carry pistol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RippSpeed Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 such a tease... how is this barrel compared to a scheumann aet barrel??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oak hill Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Looks like the rib comes all the way back to the lugs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSWEAR Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Almost looks like a weld seam between the lug and rib but may be some chatter or an optical illusion? Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudden Death Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Almost looks like a weld seam between the lug and rib but may be some chatter or an optical illusion? Greg Yep, that is a optical illusion, that is called a radius,or fillet caused by the endmill, that radius causes strength, we use that method alot at my work , I understand why they put the flat on the back of the rib. In turn this make slide machining harder for the average gunsmith OR is SV planning on NOT letting these barrels out UNLESS it is one of there guns ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSWEAR Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 that is called a radius,or fillet caused by the endmill Yes I understand what that is and thank you for the reply. What I was inquiring about is just a hair to the left of that. Thanks again, Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudden Death Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 What Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lneel Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 That is just where the end mill is stopping on its longitudinal cuts around the squared edge. It is not chatter... Usually such advances are limited to factory built guns but slowly bleed to the open market. I will ask Brandon what their plans are and post back. Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueVFRank Posted August 6, 2011 Author Share Posted August 6, 2011 (edited) I think that is a tool mark. You mean just in front and parallel to the locking lug? It's a pretty far zoomed in so these kind of things start showing. Oops Ineel just beat me to it. I'm awaiting delivery of a new sighttracker and already had the confirmation that this new kind of barrel will be used on my gun. Fingers crossed I might get in 2 months Edited August 6, 2011 by BlueVFRank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Boit Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Thanks for the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 I am having trouble figuring out how this is an improvement? - Why does the barrel rib need to be "stronger"? Were there issues with the past ribbed barrels that I am unaware of? - Best I can guess is that this might work as a barrel stiffener ? For a gain in accuracy? Again, I thought their barrels were already at the top of the list in this regard? - What does this mean for slide strength? Seems like adding to the barrel rib means taking away from the slide... Doesn't look like a lot of material left for energy to flow through. I'm not hate'n on it...just trying to figure it out ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lneel Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 (edited) I am having trouble figuring out how this is an improvement? 1 Why does the barrel rib need to be "stronger"? Were there issues with the past ribbed barrels that I am unaware of? 2 Best I can guess is that this might work as a barrel stiffener ? For a gain in accuracy? Again, I thought their barrels were already at the top of the list in this regard? 3 What does this mean for slide strength? Seems like adding to the barrel rib means taking away from the slide... Doesn't look like a lot of material left for energy to flow through. I'm not hate'n on it...just trying to figure it out ??? 1. Some barrels have cracked in this area....almost 100% in Major power factor guns with really fast powders being used.....the reasons can be debated but something better could be done so they did. 2. The accuracy gains will come from the new rifling design. While the AET barrels have supurb accuracy they tend not to do so well with copper plated or lead bullets. 3. I didn't say anything about the slide.....the cut only reduces weight and in theory increase slide speed to cycle faster while leaving more weight on the front of the gun for balance. Infinity doesn't build something new unless it is really an improvement...Sandy/Brandon are innovators and more on this subject is to come soon. Lee Edited August 8, 2011 by lneel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrbet83 Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Never really got the need for improved accuracy. Marvel builds 10 shot 50 yard 1" guns with conventional rifling barrels. They can't be that inaccurate. Kreiger, Hart, Lilja, Shielen and a TON others seem to think conventional rifling works just fine. I love the innovation towards improvement and trying new things, just more curious what the pushing factor was with thinking conventional rifling wasn't accurate enough. Nice looking barrel though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterMor Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Never really got the need for improved accuracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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