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Re: pic: Piston-in-Tube Concept

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Originally Posted by cbale2000 View Post
Generally, in my experience, these kinds of things are more for saving space than weight. Square tube is also much easier to mount things to.
Any weight that can be shaved off is more weight for future improvements. Furthermore, if you wanted to place the mount near the nose of the cylinder anyway, the method I proposed would not present any impediment.
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