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To flute or not to flute
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<blockquote data-quote="Mikecr" data-source="post: 551709" data-attributes="member: 1521"><p>That's some pretty weak reasoning there..</p><p>For one, long range benchrest has yet to consistently break 1/2moa due to many things beyond guns used. So yeah, a good & qualified shooter can use just about any ole thing(like a 30-06) in LR BR, and then discount all other efforts.</p><p>But I suspect this is very much a reason why LR BR is not advancing really(beyond components)..</p><p></p><p>Second, it is completely known that stiffer barrels offer better potential for precision shooting. With this, IBS point blank BR shooting has settled to ~22" straight taper barrels, over lighter contour or longer barrels. They didn't go there to make weight, or to raise muzzle pressures to the point of locking themselves into flat base bullet requirements. They went there for the stiffest barrels within rule that are easier to tune and hold tune.</p><p></p><p>Now Point blank BR shooters don't go fluted as they change barrels frequently, most of which are button rifled(like Shilens), and they already hit their limit taper. If it weren't for that limit, they could go fluted bull with a bit more length, same weight, same stiffness, same tuning quality, and lower muzzle pressures for cleaner release.</p><p></p><p>These are things LR shooters should consider beyond generalizations of higher drooping barrels being good enough in certain formats of competition.</p><p>Don't focus on what they're doing, but why they're doing it, and what they might do otherwise.</p><p>What you might do otherwise.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikecr, post: 551709, member: 1521"] That's some pretty weak reasoning there.. For one, long range benchrest has yet to consistently break 1/2moa due to many things beyond guns used. So yeah, a good & qualified shooter can use just about any ole thing(like a 30-06) in LR BR, and then discount all other efforts. But I suspect this is very much a reason why LR BR is not advancing really(beyond components).. Second, it is completely known that stiffer barrels offer better potential for precision shooting. With this, IBS point blank BR shooting has settled to ~22" straight taper barrels, over lighter contour or longer barrels. They didn't go there to make weight, or to raise muzzle pressures to the point of locking themselves into flat base bullet requirements. They went there for the stiffest barrels within rule that are easier to tune and hold tune. Now Point blank BR shooters don't go fluted as they change barrels frequently, most of which are button rifled(like Shilens), and they already hit their limit taper. If it weren't for that limit, they could go fluted bull with a bit more length, same weight, same stiffness, same tuning quality, and lower muzzle pressures for cleaner release. These are things LR shooters should consider beyond generalizations of higher drooping barrels being good enough in certain formats of competition. Don't focus on what they're doing, but why they're doing it, and what they might do otherwise. What you might do otherwise. [/QUOTE]
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