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Ruger American Gen 2 vs Ruger American Gen 2 Rancher
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<blockquote data-quote="Starbuck" data-source="post: 3035756" data-attributes="member: 120719"><p>The discussion in this thread on the efficacy of barrel fluting in rifle functionality piqued my interest. My thoughts on it were derived from my own experiences with several fluted barrels vs similar contour non fluted, which is too small of a sample size to be reliably indicative of larger trends. As such, I did a little research. Found that this subject has been studied in a controlled setting. The following excerpt from Brian Litz sums up what I found: "Fluted barrels showed measurably more POI shift compared to barrels of the same contour that weren't fluted."</p><p></p><p>Talked to an acquaintance of mine who is an outboard motor engineer and a competitive shooter. His explanation included that a barrel would have to have fins, not flutes in order for there to be differences in cooling, and he thought that such an appraoch was still unlikely to yield measurable differences. He also said that all things being equal, getting rid of material through fluting actually increases the rate of heating and heat related effects, and that the process of cutting the barrel will introduce more stress into the metal.</p><p></p><p>Certainly, fluting can acount for weight differences, but on standard contour barrels, the flutes aren't typically deep enough to count for more than a couple of ounces.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Starbuck, post: 3035756, member: 120719"] The discussion in this thread on the efficacy of barrel fluting in rifle functionality piqued my interest. My thoughts on it were derived from my own experiences with several fluted barrels vs similar contour non fluted, which is too small of a sample size to be reliably indicative of larger trends. As such, I did a little research. Found that this subject has been studied in a controlled setting. The following excerpt from Brian Litz sums up what I found: "Fluted barrels showed measurably more POI shift compared to barrels of the same contour that weren't fluted." Talked to an acquaintance of mine who is an outboard motor engineer and a competitive shooter. His explanation included that a barrel would have to have fins, not flutes in order for there to be differences in cooling, and he thought that such an appraoch was still unlikely to yield measurable differences. He also said that all things being equal, getting rid of material through fluting actually increases the rate of heating and heat related effects, and that the process of cutting the barrel will introduce more stress into the metal. Certainly, fluting can acount for weight differences, but on standard contour barrels, the flutes aren't typically deep enough to count for more than a couple of ounces. [/QUOTE]
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