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<blockquote data-quote="112Savage" data-source="post: 2015532" data-attributes="member: 38801"><p>I recently purchased a CF barrel from carbon six but have yet to receive it. The main determinant in my purchasing that barrel was weight. Here is why: </p><p></p><p>This is for a hunting rifle in a hunting weight 280AI </p><p>I use suppressors (necessitates using a muzzle diameter of at least 0.735" and my suppressors weigh between 12oz and 16oz.) </p><p></p><p>To get a muzzle diameter of 0.735 you have to go to a bartlein #4 contour or similar. </p><p>a CF sendero contour barrel with standard 2.5 shank and 1" muzzle shank weighs about 3.1 pounds on a 26" barrel </p><p>A non-fluted #4 contour steel barrel weighs 4.5 pounds at 26" </p><p></p><p>All together with a carbonfiber barrel and the suppressor my rig will weigh about the same as it would if I had a steel barrel with no suppressor. </p><p></p><p>There is no way that spiral fluting is going to reduce barrel weight by 1.4 pounds. </p><p>If I were a target shooter and/or did not plan to shoot suppressed I would go with a steel barrel due to cost alone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="112Savage, post: 2015532, member: 38801"] I recently purchased a CF barrel from carbon six but have yet to receive it. The main determinant in my purchasing that barrel was weight. Here is why: This is for a hunting rifle in a hunting weight 280AI I use suppressors (necessitates using a muzzle diameter of at least 0.735" and my suppressors weigh between 12oz and 16oz.) To get a muzzle diameter of 0.735 you have to go to a bartlein #4 contour or similar. a CF sendero contour barrel with standard 2.5 shank and 1" muzzle shank weighs about 3.1 pounds on a 26" barrel A non-fluted #4 contour steel barrel weighs 4.5 pounds at 26" All together with a carbonfiber barrel and the suppressor my rig will weigh about the same as it would if I had a steel barrel with no suppressor. There is no way that spiral fluting is going to reduce barrel weight by 1.4 pounds. If I were a target shooter and/or did not plan to shoot suppressed I would go with a steel barrel due to cost alone. [/QUOTE]
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