Thread: Turning a barrel contour down

If you don't want to flute it, can you just reduce the diameter all over ? Can people tell me what's involved and the pitfalls ?

Would this be a technical job that you only entrust to a qualified professional gunsmith or can an average rifle fixer do it ?

I'm thinking it would be quite expensive in time, needing removing the barrel, setting up in lathe, Precision turning, bead blast, recrown, rethread suppressor and new bushing and nut if that could be done ? Can/should you reduce the diameter around the chamber as well as the bore ?

Has anyone got a quick formula to estimate the weight saved depending on initial and final diameters and length of barrel ?