Thread: Anyone do spiral barrel fluting in nz?

Saw a neat spiral fluted barrel on an American website - anyone offer this in nz?

Yea gunworks

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I had HRE do one for me.

A lttle off topic, but other than for looks I can' see the logic in the double spiral (diamand) fluting?

kj

Aparantly dury is still out on normal spiral fluting having adverse affects in accuracy due to poor barrel harmonics

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I wouldn't do it again. The barrel was inconsistent with the poi between groups. Not sure if it was the result of spiral fluting or not, but I wouldn't risk it again

Originally Posted by L.R

I wouldn't do it again. The barrel was inconsistent with the poi between groups. Not sure if it was the result of spiral fluting or not, but I wouldn't risk it again

Hmmmm nice to know. Was considering spiral barrel fluting for maximum weight reduction - Sounds like plain straight fluting may be a safer bet then.

SSR is doing it too IIRC. I think 7mmSAUM had his 338 EDGE diamond fluted.

Originally Posted by LJP

Hmmmm nice to know. Was considering spiral barrel fluting for maximum weight reduction - Sounds like plain straight fluting may be a safer bet then.

If you want that much weight reduction and still want some barrel rigidity and integrity, think about a carbon tension sleeve.

Ray

SSRNZ I think? do a staggered fluting that looks f in cool and in theory should be very riddged for weight removed.

Diamond fluting = puke

Diamond fluting simply cant offer the same level of rigidity may aswell turn the barrel down

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Deja vu here? a barrel turned down to the same weight couldn't possibly be as rigid as a fluted one. be it straight/spiral/diamond/staggered.

I still think it looks cool regardless, straight fluting on a tikka/700 YAWN

Idk maybe this could help, Sorry if it doesn't I dont get to caught up in it but it may be interesting for a few of you.

The Real Benefits of Barrel Fluting

As it spiral fluting , it looks quite nice when done on a heavy thick barrel , as to accuracy , I think if done right it would be just like normal fluting or better .
When Canada did their sniper rifle trials for a 338LM rifle , the most accurate rifle that beat all the others and was close to the insanely accurate requirement was the PGW Timberwolf , and it used a spiral fluted barrel & a large telescoping suppressor .

Later Chris