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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Barrel weight with flutes?
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<blockquote data-quote="Bart B" data-source="post: 869082" data-attributes="member: 5302"><p>You might loose a couple of pounds. Stainless steel weighs about .286 pound per cubic inch. If you can calculate how much volume each flute will have, you could figure it out close enough.</p><p></p><p>Unless you must have the long barrel for muzzle velocity, I suggest cutting a little off the muzzle end to reduce weight. Or have the barrel diameter turned down a bit if length's important. Fluting a finished barrel sometimes changes the bore and groove dimensions. If it's a cut rifled Kreiger barrel, then minimal changes should happen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bart B, post: 869082, member: 5302"] You might loose a couple of pounds. Stainless steel weighs about .286 pound per cubic inch. If you can calculate how much volume each flute will have, you could figure it out close enough. Unless you must have the long barrel for muzzle velocity, I suggest cutting a little off the muzzle end to reduce weight. Or have the barrel diameter turned down a bit if length's important. Fluting a finished barrel sometimes changes the bore and groove dimensions. If it's a cut rifled Kreiger barrel, then minimal changes should happen. [/QUOTE]
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