--- In BULLSEYESHOOTERS@yahoogroups.com, "tobythelab"
<michiganmosers@a...> wrote:
> The set up that I use on my model 41's is a long barrel cut down
to 5" and lined with a stainless steel Redman liner. This is very
light weight ( much lighter than a Clark barrel) and more accurate
as well. As with any match chamber it is too tight to pull live
rounds with the ejector, but this set up really hammers. In a rest
it groups better than my 208, but in my hand the 208 still shoots
better. I used a Clark barrel a few years back and it did work
better than the stock heavy barrel, about 3 months after I switched
to the cut/lined long barrels I shot a personal best up to that
point of 887. Now I shoot a Hammerlli and have since set a new
personal best.
> I have the Clark bbl on my 41 with a 1" Ultra dot mounted in the
far
> forward Weaver slots. I use Vitarbo grips that have a
large 'shelf'
> for my middle finger to rest under, that really helps support the
> weight forward balance of this setup. With these grips (in slow
> fire) I can splay open all 3 non-trigger fingers and my thumb and
> still hold the gun steady. I went with this setup for reduced
> muzzle flip in rapid fire.
>
> I have been shooting this for 3 years now, this fall I have been
> shooting the best scores of my life. It just all came together
for
> once.
>
> One hint: the Clark bbl has a tight match chamber, I often cannot
> eject a live round - this is because the nose of the bullet has
> engaged the rifling and 'sticks' in place. Keep a 3/16" brass rod
> or wood dowell handy just in case.
>
> You may want to use 'better' grade target ammo if you run into
> feed / eject / misfire problems. Even with Eley ammo the lube can
> build up in the chamber to the point where the bullet nose won't
> seat all the way in, gun may still go into battery but you will
have
> some 'slop' to take up when the firing pin hits.
>
> I think the Clark bbl is 100% worth its cost: match grade
accuracy,
> reduced weight, no useless topstrap, and lower scope mounting
height.