I've seen a lot of threads about both so far and I'm a bit confused. It seems that most don't like the QLA and most do like coned muzzles. It seems that the problems attributed to the QLA would also be present with a coned muzzle also. I don't own either, so I have nothing to go on and that's why I'm confused. Could some of you with experience clear this up please? Thanks.
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QLA vs. coned muzzle?
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No, a QLA and a coned muzzlke are different.Plink said:
A QLA is the first 1.25" of barrel with the lands removed...it is a straight walled groove size false muzzle...it's itended purpose is to ensure better conical alignment to the axis of the bore when starting a conical...it slides in straight then stops on top of the ends of the lands and you punch it in with a short starter.
A QLA offers no benefit to aligning a sphere like a round ball, and if not careful, balls can slide off a patch when inserting them. Plus,when a PRB is down inside a QLA and comes to rest on the top of the lands they can no longer be thumb started as they can't be reached, necessitating the use of a short starter or ramrod to punch them into the lands.
A coned muzzle is a tapered cone to ease starting of a round ball.
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I've got 3 .50 cal guns that are coned- a lyman t.r., a t/c hawken and a cva mtn rifle. I also have a new englander with qla. I really can't tell the difference in how they shoot, and they all load very easy. In fact, the new englander is my least favorite, so I that's my loaner gun and dammit if the nephews don't out shoot me with it every time! I think t/c just got a patent on what was a very good, but very old idea.
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Couldn't have said it better, Roundball. :hatsoff:
Does the QLA effect PRB accuracy any? I guess the reason I ask is that I've seen tools for cutting both and have been curious about the differences in performance, if any. I have a couple mid twist guns that I wouldn't mind easier loading with PRB and conical, but I also have slow twist guns and was curious if the QLA cutter would work just as well with them or if I need to buy both. Trying to save a buck like always.
Thanks for the answers.
Thanks for the answers.
The only QLA I'm familiar with is the TC Factory produced barrel with QLA already there...can't speak to any effect on accuracy...the only one I had made one trip to the range before I sent it back to TC to be replaced with a non-QLA barrel.Plink said:Does the QLA effect PRB accuracy any? I guess the reason I ask is that I've seen tools for cutting both and have been curious about the differences in performance, if any. I have a couple mid twist guns that I wouldn't mind easier loading with PRB and conical, but I also have slow twist guns and was curious if the QLA cutter would work just as well with them or if I need to buy both. Trying to save a buck like always.
Thanks for the answers.
Apparently making a QLA involves boring out the lands then crowning the top of the lands at the recessed muzzle...didn't know there was a 'tool' to do it and the only gunshop QLA work I'm aware of has been moving the front sights back, cutting off the QLAs, and recrowning the muzzles.
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