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Deep cut Fluting on Barrels
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<blockquote data-quote="victor" data-source="post: 73190" data-attributes="member: 3361"><p>Hello All,</p><p></p><p>I am interested in purchasing a barrel for a .270Wby.</p><p>I would like this barrel to be a large diameter, 26" long but ofcourse very light in weight (for hunting). </p><p>Does anybody know of an outfit that cuts deep wide flutes in barrels that would preserve it's stiffness but hog out enough material to make it significantly lighter than the shallow fluting that I see on most comercial barrels which seem to be more for looks than anything else. </p><p></p><p>Would something like this be a custom job that the barrel manufacturer would design and do or would a smith perform this kind of work.</p><p></p><p>The reason I ask, is that I was in a gun store several years back and I noticed a .338 sniper rifle that looked like it had a nice thick bull barrel but when I picked it up, it was so light that I had to ask if it was made of some light weight allow. I was told that there was nothing special about it except for the deep cut flutes in the barrel which reduced its weight significantly.</p><p></p><p>Does anybody know who might do such work or where such barrels might be found.</p><p></p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Vic</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="victor, post: 73190, member: 3361"] Hello All, I am interested in purchasing a barrel for a .270Wby. I would like this barrel to be a large diameter, 26" long but ofcourse very light in weight (for hunting). Does anybody know of an outfit that cuts deep wide flutes in barrels that would preserve it's stiffness but hog out enough material to make it significantly lighter than the shallow fluting that I see on most comercial barrels which seem to be more for looks than anything else. Would something like this be a custom job that the barrel manufacturer would design and do or would a smith perform this kind of work. The reason I ask, is that I was in a gun store several years back and I noticed a .338 sniper rifle that looked like it had a nice thick bull barrel but when I picked it up, it was so light that I had to ask if it was made of some light weight allow. I was told that there was nothing special about it except for the deep cut flutes in the barrel which reduced its weight significantly. Does anybody know who might do such work or where such barrels might be found. Thanks, Vic [/QUOTE]
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