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<blockquote data-quote="A A Ron" data-source="post: 2890620" data-attributes="member: 117277"><p>Just in case anyone is curious about cutting a barrel down for weight savings I thought I would share my results.</p><p></p><p>I cut 4 inches off my barrel and had it straight fluted. It reduced the weight by 6.7 oz. The barrel is a Bartlein #3 contour in 30-06 AI. That weight savings was a little disappointing, but it does balance, handle, and swing better.</p><p></p><p>To further diet the rifle I removed the steel Ruger Rings and replaced them with a 20 moa EGW aluminum base and Farrell low aluminum rings. That saved another 5 oz. Net weight loss is 12 oz.</p><p></p><p>The whole rifle is still heavy imo at 10 lbs 4 oz.</p><p></p><p>Also, an interesting note I did not have near the velocity loss I thought I would by lopping off 4 inches. My load chronographed at an average of 2788 fps with a 200 Berger HBT and Staball 6.5 with a 26" barrel. (That load trued at 2830 fps at distance.) With the 22 " barrel it chronographed at an average of 2746. It trued at 2801 fps at distance. Obviously the chronograph and truing velocity are different. </p><p></p><p>I'm definitely out of the node I had before. It went from close to .5 moa to just over 1 moa today. It was 92 degrees today versus 49 degrees on the 26" barrel test day. Staball 6.5 is supposed to be temp stable but I would expect some velocity increase from the heat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="A A Ron, post: 2890620, member: 117277"] Just in case anyone is curious about cutting a barrel down for weight savings I thought I would share my results. I cut 4 inches off my barrel and had it straight fluted. It reduced the weight by 6.7 oz. The barrel is a Bartlein #3 contour in 30-06 AI. That weight savings was a little disappointing, but it does balance, handle, and swing better. To further diet the rifle I removed the steel Ruger Rings and replaced them with a 20 moa EGW aluminum base and Farrell low aluminum rings. That saved another 5 oz. Net weight loss is 12 oz. The whole rifle is still heavy imo at 10 lbs 4 oz. Also, an interesting note I did not have near the velocity loss I thought I would by lopping off 4 inches. My load chronographed at an average of 2788 fps with a 200 Berger HBT and Staball 6.5 with a 26" barrel. (That load trued at 2830 fps at distance.) With the 22 " barrel it chronographed at an average of 2746. It trued at 2801 fps at distance. Obviously the chronograph and truing velocity are different. I'm definitely out of the node I had before. It went from close to .5 moa to just over 1 moa today. It was 92 degrees today versus 49 degrees on the 26" barrel test day. Staball 6.5 is supposed to be temp stable but I would expect some velocity increase from the heat. [/QUOTE]
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