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<blockquote data-quote="MontanaRifleman" data-source="post: 485553" data-attributes="member: 11717"><p>The rule of thumb for fluting is that it will save you about the weight of a countour, i.e., a fluted #4 will weigh about the same as an unfluted #3. The advantage is that a fluted barrel of the same weight as an unfluted barrel will be stiffer than the unflutted barrel, i.e., the fluted #4 will be stiffer than the unfluted #3, but... a fluted #4 will not be stiffer than an unfluted #4. Cooling is a very minimal benefit.</p><p></p><p>If you search the forums, you'll find a lot of tips on shaving weight. Shaving down the action, going with a short action chambering, hollowing out the bolt, shorter and slimmer barrel, light weight stock, like a Lone Wolf Summit or Summit XL - not cheap. Many of these weight saving measures will have a cost in performance. You just don't see light barrels on the BR firing line or winning very many accuracy competitions, although you can get some very good shooters. On average, a heavier barrel will be more consistently accurate and a longer barrel will gwet you farther down range. The most potent short action LR chambering would be the 300 WSM and in a short action, you would not be able to load some of the longer high BC bullets and fit them in the mag box for a repeater.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MontanaRifleman, post: 485553, member: 11717"] The rule of thumb for fluting is that it will save you about the weight of a countour, i.e., a fluted #4 will weigh about the same as an unfluted #3. The advantage is that a fluted barrel of the same weight as an unfluted barrel will be stiffer than the unflutted barrel, i.e., the fluted #4 will be stiffer than the unfluted #3, but... a fluted #4 will not be stiffer than an unfluted #4. Cooling is a very minimal benefit. If you search the forums, you'll find a lot of tips on shaving weight. Shaving down the action, going with a short action chambering, hollowing out the bolt, shorter and slimmer barrel, light weight stock, like a Lone Wolf Summit or Summit XL - not cheap. Many of these weight saving measures will have a cost in performance. You just don't see light barrels on the BR firing line or winning very many accuracy competitions, although you can get some very good shooters. On average, a heavier barrel will be more consistently accurate and a longer barrel will gwet you farther down range. The most potent short action LR chambering would be the 300 WSM and in a short action, you would not be able to load some of the longer high BC bullets and fit them in the mag box for a repeater. [/QUOTE]
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