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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 597040" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>The first two fluted barrels I had were a disaster and would not shoot better than 1 MOA with </p><p>any load.</p><p></p><p>I worried about it and decided to do some quality control and much to my suprise there was </p><p>not one dimension that was the same from flute to flute.</p><p></p><p>I could not believe that anyone could screw up something as simple as fluting but they did.</p><p></p><p>For many years I would not touch a fluted barrel much less use one. One day while talking to </p><p>Dan Lilja about a barrel, he ask if I wanted it fluted. Aparently I said not on your life and</p><p>that puzzled him enough to ask why.</p><p></p><p>After I told him of my bad luck he said there was no reason that a proper fluting job would/should</p><p>hurt accuracy, He went on to tell me if he did the fluting it would be right.</p><p></p><p>So against my better judgment I ordered one for one of my personal builds (I did not want to</p><p>gamble with a friends rifle.</p><p></p><p>After recieving the barrel I checked it out and it was perfict. and the rifle shoots 1/10 MOA.</p><p></p><p>So In my opinion if the barrel maker does the fluting and gauranties the barrel then you should </p><p>be good to go.</p><p></p><p>I talked to Shillen and they dont flute so they void the gauranty if anyone else flutes thier barrel</p><p>because they dont know who will flute it.</p><p></p><p>Fluting is more for looks than any other reason. the only thing that is questionable about it is </p><p>that you dont see bench rest shooters fluting there barrels.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 597040, member: 2736"] The first two fluted barrels I had were a disaster and would not shoot better than 1 MOA with any load. I worried about it and decided to do some quality control and much to my suprise there was not one dimension that was the same from flute to flute. I could not believe that anyone could screw up something as simple as fluting but they did. For many years I would not touch a fluted barrel much less use one. One day while talking to Dan Lilja about a barrel, he ask if I wanted it fluted. Aparently I said not on your life and that puzzled him enough to ask why. After I told him of my bad luck he said there was no reason that a proper fluting job would/should hurt accuracy, He went on to tell me if he did the fluting it would be right. So against my better judgment I ordered one for one of my personal builds (I did not want to gamble with a friends rifle. After recieving the barrel I checked it out and it was perfict. and the rifle shoots 1/10 MOA. So In my opinion if the barrel maker does the fluting and gauranties the barrel then you should be good to go. I talked to Shillen and they dont flute so they void the gauranty if anyone else flutes thier barrel because they dont know who will flute it. Fluting is more for looks than any other reason. the only thing that is questionable about it is that you dont see bench rest shooters fluting there barrels. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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