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<blockquote data-quote="Okanogan" data-source="post: 1314975" data-attributes="member: 90397"><p>I have had fluted barrels on the each of limited number of custom rifles I have own to date (3). I have not been able to ascertain if the fluting caused any issues or not during range sessions, which is not surprising given the number of variables effecting precision shooting.</p><p>Carl Zant wrote a chapter in Bryan Litz's Vol 2 Modern Advancements in Long Range Shooting that covered Advancements in Barrel Technology. Here is one of the referenced chapter summary findings: " Fluted barrels showed measurably more POI shift compared to barrels of the same contour that were not fluted." If I remember correctly the degree to which POI shift occurred in the testing varied by barrel manufacturer.</p><p>When I sent my GAP 300WM off to be re-barreled last year, I opted to go with no fluting. My logic wasn't over weight savings or cost of the fluting. I looked at it as I had well over $5k in rifle and scope and I did not want to potentially introduce any additional variables that might effect accuracy. This doesn't mean I will rush out and change out the barrels on my other rifles, or that lots of other people don't have fluted barrels that shot extremely well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Okanogan, post: 1314975, member: 90397"] I have had fluted barrels on the each of limited number of custom rifles I have own to date (3). I have not been able to ascertain if the fluting caused any issues or not during range sessions, which is not surprising given the number of variables effecting precision shooting. Carl Zant wrote a chapter in Bryan Litz's Vol 2 Modern Advancements in Long Range Shooting that covered Advancements in Barrel Technology. Here is one of the referenced chapter summary findings: " Fluted barrels showed measurably more POI shift compared to barrels of the same contour that were not fluted." If I remember correctly the degree to which POI shift occurred in the testing varied by barrel manufacturer. When I sent my GAP 300WM off to be re-barreled last year, I opted to go with no fluting. My logic wasn't over weight savings or cost of the fluting. I looked at it as I had well over $5k in rifle and scope and I did not want to potentially introduce any additional variables that might effect accuracy. This doesn't mean I will rush out and change out the barrels on my other rifles, or that lots of other people don't have fluted barrels that shot extremely well. [/QUOTE]
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