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Originally Posted by Long_Bong
Hi,
I m looking at getting a PDI Outer barrel for the TM L96, the fluted one (Bull barrel) config.
Are the PDI outer barrel stronger (thicker) then the original TM outer barrel?
Has anyone tried PDI outer barrel for sniper rifle? If so, was it worth it?
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The ultralight series barrels are thinner and lighter...
The bull barrel series are monsters... side walls are over 1/4" thick all the way. I have the VSR version (but it shares the second section) and just the fluted barrel was as heavy as everything else in the rifle. I felt like I could bang stuff with it and still fire straight.
Problem is that you almost double the weight, so it is not really a field-able option. It does make the rifle a lot easier to handle since most of the weight is past the bipod at the front... If I was to keep it, I was going for the G-Spec lenght ultralight barrel.
The big difference is the quality of the part. PDI barrels are extruded then machined to perfect fit. TM barrels are just extruded, and aluminum quality is worlds appart.