Rob Allen | Carbon Barrel Break Test | 2023

Long story but we had to change the Carbon Fibre to another manufacturer.
So we did a new barrel break test to make sure that our Carbon Barrels are still sturdy.
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[@snowbank9386]

Great

[@kwinkeo]

Thank you! It’s very fun to see inside your workshop.

[@RobAllenSpearfishing]

Glad you liked it 😜👍

[@tribumandaragat2160]

What is the advantage of carbon over aluminum barrel in terms of performance underwater asside from corrosion?

[@RobAllenSpearfishing]

Carbon is lighter and stiffer. Because of this we can add lead in the muzzle which helps with muzzle flip and stability. Basically the spear will travel faster, further and more accurate.

[@bluedoggum8373]

I’m still not sold on carbon. Just my opinion I’m no expert. You’re making a lighter barrel when it’s a disadvantage to have a lighter barrel. Just seems like you’re fighting it with carbon imo. Both recoil and the “sway” of a heavier gun while aiming seem to be advantages to me, at a lesser cost with aluminum. But the strength looks real good obviously (just no sure how advantageous that is?). The carbon make more sense to me on the rollers.

[@RobAllenSpearfishing]

The lightness in the carbon tube, gives you the advantage of being able to now ballast the muzzle with lead. Pushing that gun mass forward. The effect is, it increases the muzzle stability through inertia. A more stable muzzle allows the spear to have a smoother launch. That equates to less wobble and friction during its flight, hence better spear speed and better accuracy. You would only see this if you shot a carbon gun side by side with the same set up on an aluminum.
You can do a similar thing with aluminum, but the gun will no longer float without the spear in it.
The added stiffness of the carbon will have a similar affect, reducing barrel flex, keeping the muzzle more stable.
Both the above are only really prevalent on a powered up gun and, not a massive effect but an effect non the less.
We did many hours of video to show this but not an easy thing to show, I might re-visit it one day.