I have a carbine with which I have won a couple of competitions and been well placed in others. Everything is OK except the barrel band, on which I had to fix the screw with a twist of wire in the slot, to stop it gradually shifting and the zero wandering.

In the article "Carbine shooting with accuracy" (available online) it says:

"... a bayonet lug barrel band outshoots the other kinds with the least fooling around. The rebuilds with a bayonet band are accurate ... The tight fit of the bayonet lug barrel band covers up and cures many other problems with carbines."

So I bought a bayonet barrel band (maybe repro, but that doesn't matter). But it does NOT have a "tight fit". In fact, it is a loose fit!

So how tight should the band be? I guess it should be a rubbing fit, like the original band. And where should it be tight? All the way along, or just front and rear?

Any advice will be welcome!

Patrick
Information
Warning: This is a relatively older thread
This discussion is older than 360 days. Some information contained in it may no longer be current.