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What’s the smallest barrel contour that could be fluted?
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1369864" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>I totally agree that Light weight/barrel contours can/will shoot accurately.</p><p></p><p>My experience has been that the lighter the barrel the more finicky they become and only a few loads will work good enough for me. I have some light weight rifles and understand that it will take more effort to find a good load. Normally, only a few loads shoot well. and hopefully I end up with one very good load.</p><p></p><p>Heavier barrels are less finicky to loading and even the fire form loads will shoot less than 1 MOA most of the time and even factory ammo of most brands shoot well enough to hunt with at reasonable distances. the heavier contours will normally have many load combinations shoot well and with luck you will find one or two loads that are just scary accurate.</p><p></p><p>In my opinion, an extra pound of barrel weight is well worth the forgivingness and accuracy potential it provides.</p><p></p><p>If I am going for long range accuracy, I normally start with a minimum of a #4 contour and go up. My favorite contour is something in the range of a Sendero contour up to and including a #8 taper for the big bores.</p><p></p><p>PS: If I want a fluted barrel, I go with one size larger than a non fluted one that I would normally use for the caliber/purpose.</p><p></p><p>Just My preference</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1369864, member: 2736"] I totally agree that Light weight/barrel contours can/will shoot accurately. My experience has been that the lighter the barrel the more finicky they become and only a few loads will work good enough for me. I have some light weight rifles and understand that it will take more effort to find a good load. Normally, only a few loads shoot well. and hopefully I end up with one very good load. Heavier barrels are less finicky to loading and even the fire form loads will shoot less than 1 MOA most of the time and even factory ammo of most brands shoot well enough to hunt with at reasonable distances. the heavier contours will normally have many load combinations shoot well and with luck you will find one or two loads that are just scary accurate. In my opinion, an extra pound of barrel weight is well worth the forgivingness and accuracy potential it provides. If I am going for long range accuracy, I normally start with a minimum of a #4 contour and go up. My favorite contour is something in the range of a Sendero contour up to and including a #8 taper for the big bores. PS: If I want a fluted barrel, I go with one size larger than a non fluted one that I would normally use for the caliber/purpose. Just My preference J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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