Fluted Barrels Are Of The Devil?

[MrChubbyMcLard]

I was deciding whether to purchase a Remington 700 with a fluted barrel and was advised against a fluted barrel by a few people.


I also found this.......

"One of the reasons being that fluted barrels do not heat evenly, hence they deflect from heat unevenly"

http://albertatacticalrifle.com/why-us/faq/13-do-you-flute-barrels-and-bolts

Any input?

[Gutz]

A heavy barrel is your best bet in my opinion.

[tonyxcom]

I guess that would depend on your rate of fire.

[m16]

Dan Lilja seems to think it works, and he's made barrels for guys that hold many records.

[Norsemen308]

most fluted barrels are "heavy barrels" that have been trimmed, only hot cold bull crap is worthless information. they shoot the same, there is no difference. I have both and they shoot the same, I do not discount one for the other based on fluting or not.

For a long time people like fluted for being "less weight" but fluting does not remove THAT much IMHO.

[Cody]

Fluting can also make a barrel more rigid, reducing barrel whip.

-Cody

[russ69]

Fluting can also make a barrel more rigid, reducing barrel whip.

-Cody

Removing metal doesn't make round bar stock more rigid. If you want to know the stiffness just calculate the moment of inertia.

[cruddymutt]

Fluted barrels are less rigid than barrels of the same diameter. Lets say you have a .920 barrel that's fluted and one that's .920 and not fluted. The .920 non fluted will be more rigid than the fluted barrel. The .920 fluted will be more rigid than a .875 non fluted and possibly weigh the same as the .875 depending on the type of flutes.
Fluted barrels heat up faster than non fluted barrels but in turn cool down faster.
Fluted barrels looks awesome!

[ar15barrels]

Fluting can also make a barrel more rigid, reducing barrel whip.

-Cody

LOL.
Prove it.

[Cody]

Removing metal doesn't make round bar stock more rigid. If you want to know the stiffness just calculate the moment of inertia.

I guess I should have clarified that a fluted barrel of the same weight as a non fluted barrel will be more rigid.

http://www.kriegerbarrels.com/Fluting-c1246-wp3392.htm

-Cody

[major burnout]

I knew what you were saying.

[Cody]

I knew what you were saying.

My error, as my previous statement wasn't very clear.

-Cody

[ar15barrels]

I guess I should have clarified that a fluted barrel of the same weight as a non fluted barrel will be more rigid.

Compared to a barrel of the same weight, fluting offers no weight savings at a substantial cost increase...

[CarlB]

I 've had them fluted as well as non fluted and see no difference in performance. I don't have barrels fluted now as I wear the barrels out about twice a year and don't see the need for the extra expense of fluting. I'll have to say it does look cool though.

[russ69]

Compared to a barrel of the same weight, fluting offers no weight savings...

Maybe you didn't word this quite right?

I guess I should have clarified that a fluted barrel of the same weight as a non fluted barrel will be more rigid.

That's better.