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After Market Barrels
steve203
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Posted: Thursday, October 02, 2003 - 02:00 PM UTC
I have been considering using an after market barrel on a Sherman. What are the advantages to using them?
Kencelot
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Posted: Thursday, October 02, 2003 - 02:14 PM UTC
Best advantages are no seams, no warp-age, more accurate.
AJLaFleche
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Posted: Thursday, October 02, 2003 - 03:31 PM UTC
12.5 seconds to mate the aluminum barrel to the tank with no seams and a perfectly round profile :-) versus who knows how many hours of sanding to produce a barrel tha has seams and is off round.

Classic no brainer!
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