turbocomp38s Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 Planning to build new open gun. What is the best comp out there for mini-gun or regular length? Your honest opinion and great knowledge would really be appreciated. I desperately need your honest and expertise opinion. Happy Holidays!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 How about narrowing it down? .38 Super or similar cartridge? Hybrid barrel? Porpoise holes? Which is more important to you, soft or flat? What's your Open classification? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbear38S Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 There probably is no 'best' comp. Many are good. All have characteristics similar to and different from the others. Some reduce recoil better than others - at the expense of some muzzle flip, some reduce muzzle flip at the expense of some recoil reduction. The exact load you use may have a more profound effect on how the gun works than the comp. Light bullets with real slow powders are going to shoot flatter but hit back harder. Heavier bullets with real fast powders may be real soft shooting but have much more muzzle flip. Generally more ports shoot a little softer and those comps are longer and heavier which add more weight to the front of the gun - probably a better choice for newbies, smaller shooters, and less agressive shooters. At the GM, M, and high A level, lighter guns with smaller comps are gaining in popularity because they index faster though they may hit back a little harder or flip more. Brazos, Dawson, STI, EGW make good comps as well as others. Probably the best thing you can do it to try and shoot a bunch of guns and pick something you like. If you aren't in a position to do that, I think the best solution is to get something in a fairly standard configuration and work with your loads to get the feel and performance you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwhiz Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 Pick any comp and work up a load for it. Then practice with it. The more rounds you get downrange the better your comp seems. Then practice some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dream Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 I believe the load has more to do with it, than the different comps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L9X25 Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 I agree with Kbear and GWhiz but want to add a little comment. With the current power factor you CAN go too big on the port sizes and then NOTHING seems to feel right. With the higher power factor you had more pressure and gas volume to work with and the HUGE port comps were pretty popular. Leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbocomp38s Posted December 15, 2003 Author Share Posted December 15, 2003 Thanks for your replies. Erik, Here are the answers to your questions. A. 38 super preferrably. B. Hybrid and or popplesholes is fine. C. flat shooting gun D. classification is class B. Hope these answers will help you helping me making good recommendations for choosing a comp in building a new open gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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