Straight Jacket barrel system

[Ethan]

Had any one heard off a Straight jacket Barrel System?? Me and my dad met This guy at the range who had this thing on his gun called a Straight Jacket his gun was 300 Win. Mag. and He shot 15 rounds as fast as he could and then he put the barrel up to his face and then I put my pinky in the action and it was a little warm but not hot! So I was Just wandering if anyone has heard of this???   

Here is the website  http://teludynetech.com/index.cfm

[drdougrx]

Hi Ethan,

I looked at the website and couldn't find much useful info.  Like...how much it weighs, what's the technology, etc.  Looks interesting though...thanks for the link.

[Ethan]

He saidit can add 2 to 3 pounds and the metal thing is a sleeve around the barrel with a special meden between the too and it cost 300$-450$

[trotterlg]

These things have been around for quite a while.  It is a tube that goes over the barrel with a nut on the end.  The nut is tightened and it tensions the barrel, it is a way to make a stiffer barre.  Sounds like they fill the empty space around the barrel with some material to help transfer heat.  The Break on the end is sort of a free thing to do because they have to thread the muzzel any way for the nut that holds the sleeve on.  Larry

[Nobade]

I've tried something like that before. I don't recommend it, because every time you fire a shot the barrel gets hotter and longer, and the torque on the nut changes. They never shot as well as a normal barrel setup. As for not feeling the heat on the outside, where does he think the heat goes? It's just like the carbon wrapped barrels. Sure they are cool on the outside. Keep the heat on the inside so the barrel gets destroyed. Great idea. You want the thing to radiate heat as fast as possible and get rid of it so the bore stays cool as possible.

[drdougrx]

Weight and bulk would be a negative forfor me as my rifles are purchased primarily for hunting.  Bench rest competition of maybe a beanfield rifle though......

[mtbugle]

Remember seeing a simular thing a few years back without the muzzle break, It had the barrel ported a few inches back to vent gasses into sleeve void. Said reduced recoil. Don't know if I would try though, cause if attenuated noise some it would be illegal sound attenuator.
Thanks Don.

[gunnut69]

There was a company sold something similar that had jackets around the barrel much like that of a m1919 mefium machine gun. The barrel/jacket void was water filled and there was an exchange system that allowed for exchange with a water supply. These were mounted in groups on a trailer that had a sun shade roof and leveling jacks at the corners. It was designed to allow nearly unlimited shooting without over heating the barrel and was designed for use in P'dog towns.. Have never seen one in person. Just adds in magazines.. I don't know how the barrel expansion was handled or even if it was an issue with the water cooled jacket..barrel likely never even got hot.

[AdolZac]

This Barrel system is actually a new thing. I would def. recommend trying it. " Don't knock it till you tried it " I have one and love it, and they've only improved on the process and quality since mine was installed. Its completely differant from the ones you guys mentioned. I'm sure more will come on the web site as this is an up and coming product. Keep an eye on it for sure.

[gunnut69]

I would predict a very limited demand as there are few situations requiring fast repeat shots and where the weight and bulk wouldn't have a negative effect. Even in a P-dog town a simpler solution is a spare rifle or 2 to allow switching off when one gets too hot. Tensioning helps accurracy though as the DanWesson revolvers taught us so perhaps that would be a reason for it's existance..

[Nobade]

Not sure Dan Wesson showed tensioning helps accuracy as much as they showed us that not having a choke or constriction in the forcing cone helps accuracy. Pretty much all revolvers shoot better with no constriction there.

As for this barrel setup, rather than telling us it's new and exciting, I'd like to see some real tests and numbers. As in, OK - let's see some match wins. There is way too much hype out there to get too enthused about anything until it is proven in competition.   

[gunnut69]

I had never considered that but it may be true.. The DanWessons so dominated the sport that I just latched on to the differences to other revolvers. Many revolvers have slight chokes under the ring but not all.. Some high end Colts actually have a choke constriction at the muzzle end of the barrel or a tapered bore.. Usually a constriction under the ring is from a too tight barrel fit or over torquing..or both! But I still believe the tensioning of the barrel added to their fantastic accuracy. At one point they had taken more top ten placings than all the other models and makers together..

[AdolZac]

Here's your results you wanted. Directly from the Teludyne Tech website.
http://www.teludynetech.com/beforeandafter.cfm

[Keith L]

Thats not data, that is sales hype.  There is a video on the web for another barrel system that talks about superior performance and never shows the test of a target.  I don't trust that either.  In this case the maker has a stake in the outcome. 

[Mosinman]

Teludyne Tech's barrels are not tensioned system barrels.  They are composite bull barrels using the original barrel in a shroud.  They have a threaded end to put in a muzzle brake or a thread protector, depending on whether you're shooting in competition that won't allow a brake.

There are a number of these guns at the range where I shoot, and the two outstanding features of them is their accuracy and their ability to get rid of heat from shooting.  With the brake in, they are very comfortable to shoot as well.