Thread: Tikka barrel weight

Does anyone actually no what they weigh? Flutted or none flutted any length given the profile I’m picking they don’t weigh much

Cheers

Got both 223 and think 243 in safe? Weigh tomorrow.

From memory around 1kg . I can tell you next week when back at work…

Cheers all seems around a kg mate messaged me and a .224 18” blank tikka profile he had was 1050grams same weight as my flutted chambered 7mm 2b so not enough in it to warrant the slimmer barrel

Originally Posted by Friwi

From memory around 1kg . I can tell you next week when back at work…

Average weight saving with fluting ? Just the man to ask . Not that I’m trying to save weight with the way this rifles going but good for my personal notes

I don’t think you really save weight with flutes just looks cool


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Bro, you can save more weight in a bigger bore size than fluting depending on the bore. My #3 .358 barrel weighs bugger all. I can measure when I get home tomorrow if you want.

Dean Maisey has got a good write up on barrel fluteing on his website. I’m no expert but it made sense to me. Why flute a larger diameter barrel and introduce many sources of error ( depth of flutes) when you can just get a barrel made to the weight you want to start with?

Fluting may aid in cooling? More surface area to disipate heat

961g for a 18" 223 barrel.

920g: action, trigger, bolt and picatinny rail
808g: T3 lite stock + trigger guard
1316g: 19" CTR barrel in 260rem

7mm Rem Mag standard profile no fluting 615mm - 1123g
300 Win Mag standard profile no fluting 565mm - 1014g

Both are threaded M15 and weighed with the factory thread protectors on them.

Originally Posted by Hunter_Nick

Bro, you can save more weight in a bigger bore size than fluting depending on the bore. My #3 .358 barrel weighs bugger all. I can measure when I get home tomorrow if you want.

My flutted 20” 2b is lighter than my none flutted 16” 2b go figure both 7mm

Tikka T3 factory barrel 270cal 1100grams
Tikka T3 factory barrel 243cal 1150grams
Tikka 695 factory barrel 6.5x55 1400grams

Lilja used to have a barrel weight calculator on their site. Was also able to calculate with flutes.
Used their calculator on several occassions before ordering their barrels.

More of a curiosity question than anything thanks for the reply’s yip I’m aware of deanes views on flutting must annoy him when he puts together my rifles dpt have done the flutting and he’s put the rifle together all very accurate