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We are in the process to modify our APS ASR107 M4 URX Raptor into a science fiction CQB airsoft rifle. In order to create the scifi look we wanted, we need a shorter barrel than the stock 275mm stainless steel barrel. In our Barrel Length and Red Dot Sight Accuracy Test, we found that barrel length difference in CQB situation has virtually zero effect. However, in our Reduce Inner Barrel Flex with a Mock Silencer accuracy and precision test, we found that inner barrel movement and flex makes a big deal. So we definitely want to stick to a hard stainless steel barre.
We Evike placed the Angel Custom G1 Stainless Steel 6.01mm AEG Inner Barrel (110mm) on sale, we figure it's a great opportunity to build the scifi gun we wanted and test out this super tightbore at the same time. In this article, we will review this 6.01mm tightbore barrel (model ANGEL-601-110), install it in our airsoft gun, and provide accuracy/precision tests against the stock 6.04mm barrel.
At 110mm, this barrel is the shortest on the market. When the package has arrived, I could not resist being surprised by how small the shipping tube (see below) is. the shipping tube has Angel Custom brand on a label. The other label says 110mm.
Pulling either red end cap allows the tightbore barrel to slip out of the shipping tube. Compared to the stock stainless barrel in the APS guns I have, the Angel Custom barrel is much more shinny. This barrel is meant for a pistol, but the specs says it will work for an AEG. Maybe that's why it how two hop-up slots cut into the sides (see poto below).
Two rubber dampers are inserted into the two ends of the tightbore barrel (see photo below). They keep the barrel in the center of the shipping tube and prevent damage to the barrel.
We aligned the tightbore barrel on our measurement pad (see photo below). It measures exactly 110mm.