Thread: Barrel fluting

Originally Posted by DPT

We wont do Blaser barrels or barrels that are not suitable for fluting, ie: too thin profile and so on.
For a guarantee on accuracy we will need proof of factory ammo accuracy beforehand, we would need to take the rifle down to the range first and shoot factory rounds through it to work out how well its going to group. If we do this there is going to be an extra charge as this will take a lot of time. Fluting the barrel is going to change the harmonics so if you are shooting hand loads they may need to be worked up again to suit the fluted barrel.

From barrels we have fluted and shot we haven't noticed any adverse effects on accuracy.

Interesting and thanks for your reply.

Have you noticed/measured any difference in bore diameters/straightness of bore/roundness of bore in barrels of differing manufacturing techniques eg cut rifled vs hammer forged vs button rifled?

I have read( beware the internet lol) that button rifled in particular do not lend themselves to fluteting and am interested in your experiences.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Interesting and thanks for your reply.

Have you noticed/measured any difference in bore diameters/straightness of bore/roundness of bore in barrels of differing manufacturing techniques eg cut rifled vs hammer forged vs button rifled?

I have read( beware the internet lol) that button rifled in particular do not lend themselves to fluteting and am interested in your experiences.

Not a problem
We have not done enough barrels to give an honest answer for everything that is out there, if the barrel has been stress relieved correctly then nothing much should change when fluting the barrel, if there is going to be any changes then threading a barrels muzzle should have a greater effect on bore size than fluting as more material is removed. True flite for one flute their barrels post rifling them. There are many other button barrel manufacturers out there that say yes you can flute their barrels and many that say no not a good idea.