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Tiger AM Barrels
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Lebanon
Joined: March 05, 2009
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Posted: Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 09:41 PM UTC
Hi, whats the best AM Aluminium barrel for DML's Tiger late 6383?
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Joined: January 26, 2010
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Posted: Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 11:21 PM UTC
Hi Jamal You have to choose between no more than 5 brands actually.
1) RB Model - the cheapest option, but: with undersized muzzle brake nut/fixture, flattened front edge on muzzle brake and not the best way of joining front and back muzzle brake parts (the split line is visible after painting), no instruction.
2) Armorscale - exactly the same or close to mentioned above plus a variety of resin mantlets depending on the item # (of which the final, zimmerit covered is too small) with metal to resin fit being far from spot on, but adding to the price considerably.
3) Voyager Model - again you have a mantlet here, and the fit is very good. The muzzle brakes are outstanding, but I don't like the central part, the brass ring between wider and smaller sections of the barrel as it is too wide being compared to other AM barrels, styrene versions and images of actual thing.
4) Aber - all is good here, but you'll have to make 2 cuts in the muzzle brake with a fine file, which is not a simple task for many.
5) Lion Roar - never used them myself, but from the images available it seems that the muzzle brake is of somewhat different proportions.
I personally prefer Aber versions, but that's just my choice.
Look for reviews here on Armorama and/or PMMS.
Hope it would help, cheers, Paul
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Lebanon
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Posted: Friday, May 27, 2011 - 09:45 AM UTC
thank you Paul and Brian, yeah I know that the dragons barrel is nice but I like the look of the Aluminium barrel, beside, I have 5 kits so why not trying some AM barrels
I'll try Aber.
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