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Does fluting affect barrel accuracy?
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<blockquote data-quote="Aldon" data-source="post: 664268" data-attributes="member: 20047"><p>It is like the lottery.</p><p> </p><p>It can and does occasionally effect accuracy.</p><p> </p><p>Two major barrel makers have statements to that affect. One is more specific that the actual fluting does not cause it but the relieving of stresses can eventually result in warping etc...</p><p> </p><p>So it really comes down to whether you are a risk taker or risk averse.</p><p> </p><p>Make an informed decision and be willing to accept what you get.</p><p> </p><p>As noted, there are many who have accurate fluted barrels.</p><p> </p><p>I have a rifle that is indicative of the Lilja explanation.</p><p> </p><p>I really like the look of fluting more than I care about the minimal weight reduction. i am particularly fond of the interupted fluting. I may even choose to go this way in the future. </p><p> </p><p>However if I do, there is a real risk, albeit perhaps not a significant one, that I will end up with another dog. In the end, I am out the cost of the barrel and the smith work along with the time without the rifle. As such, that is the information I have to weigh should I want to go the route of interupted fluting in the future.</p><p> </p><p>In short, the mere fact that there are those that have accurate fluted barrels does not wholly negate the information from Shilen and Lilja.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aldon, post: 664268, member: 20047"] It is like the lottery. It can and does occasionally effect accuracy. Two major barrel makers have statements to that affect. One is more specific that the actual fluting does not cause it but the relieving of stresses can eventually result in warping etc... So it really comes down to whether you are a risk taker or risk averse. Make an informed decision and be willing to accept what you get. As noted, there are many who have accurate fluted barrels. I have a rifle that is indicative of the Lilja explanation. I really like the look of fluting more than I care about the minimal weight reduction. i am particularly fond of the interupted fluting. I may even choose to go this way in the future. However if I do, there is a real risk, albeit perhaps not a significant one, that I will end up with another dog. In the end, I am out the cost of the barrel and the smith work along with the time without the rifle. As such, that is the information I have to weigh should I want to go the route of interupted fluting in the future. In short, the mere fact that there are those that have accurate fluted barrels does not wholly negate the information from Shilen and Lilja. [/QUOTE]
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