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Posted: 5/25/2017 11:54:24 AM EDT
[#1]
I agree.
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Posted: 5/25/2017 11:54:34 AM EDT
[#2]
I don't care. I dig it
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Posted: 5/25/2017 11:54:36 AM EDT
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I agree. |
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Posted: 5/25/2017 11:54:53 AM EDT
[#4]
Hokicake likes it.
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Posted: 5/25/2017 11:55:20 AM EDT
[#5]
Chain fluting also looks dumb.
And why are people still selling 16" barrels with M203 cuts? Knock it off. |
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Posted: 5/25/2017 11:55:49 AM EDT
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And why are people still selling 16" barrels with M203 cuts? Knock it off. |
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Posted: 5/25/2017 11:56:11 AM EDT
[#7]
Quick! Post a pic of homemade fluting!
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Posted: 5/25/2017 11:56:27 AM EDT
[#8]
Most but not LWRCI
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Posted: 5/25/2017 11:56:29 AM EDT
[#9]
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Chain fluting also looks dumb. 
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Posted: 5/25/2017 11:57:09 AM EDT
[#10]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quick! Post a pic of homemade fluting! 
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Posted: 5/25/2017 11:58:42 AM EDT
[#11]
Fluting Fail:
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Posted: 5/25/2017 11:59:18 AM EDT
[#12]
What about dimples
I don't think it looks bad but I can't really see mine 
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Posted: 5/25/2017 12:01:00 PM EDT
[#13]
Quote HistoryBut now it can be used to locate water! 
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Posted: 5/25/2017 12:02:21 PM EDT
[#14]
I agree, but to each their own.
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Posted: 5/25/2017 12:09:33 PM EDT
[#15]
The whole golf ball dimple thing is by far the least ugly imo.
I'm not really into flutted or scalloped barrels though. |
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Posted: 5/25/2017 12:11:24 PM EDT
[#16]
I don't care for it either.
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Posted: 5/25/2017 12:12:46 PM EDT
[#17]
Quote HistoryThat wasn't the fluting, it was Bugs' finger in Fudd's barrel.
I can understand lightening the barrel, but spiral looks like ass |
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Posted: 5/25/2017 12:13:04 PM EDT
[#18]
LWRCI fluting is best fluting
The dimpled ones can look good too if done right IMO. |
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Posted: 5/25/2017 12:17:07 PM EDT
[#19]
I agree.
I have also found unattractive the 203 cutout on barrels, just looks odd. |
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Posted: 5/25/2017 12:18:15 PM EDT
[#20]
I also don't care for spiral, OP.
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Posted: 5/25/2017 12:20:14 PM EDT
[#21]
I agree completely. Unfortunately I just got through a tax season of building pink rifles with spiral fluted barrels also filled in pink for women whose boyfriends decided they needed to have a rifle of Their Own. Don't get me wrong, money is money, but it kind of makes me die inside a little bit every time we put one of our branded lowers in the guts of a pink monstrosity.
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Posted: 5/25/2017 12:24:12 PM EDT
[#22]
ZFG. It's your lawn. You don't have to get off it if you don't want to.
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Posted: 5/25/2017 12:24:43 PM EDT
[#23]
Agreed. I don't like it.
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Posted: 5/25/2017 12:25:29 PM EDT
[#24]
I prefer fins.
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Posted: 5/25/2017 12:26:34 PM EDT
[#25]
Other than the looks, and possible minor weight savings, is there any good technical reason to cut material from a barrel?
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Posted: 5/25/2017 12:27:44 PM EDT
[#26]
Dimples is the sexiest
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Posted: 5/25/2017 12:27:58 PM EDT
[#27]
LWRC fluting looks badass.
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Posted: 5/25/2017 12:30:53 PM EDT
[#28]
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Other than the looks, and possible minor weight savings, is there any good technical reason to cut material from a barrel? I agree, it looks goofy. The frequently insane cost kills any possibility of me buying a fluted barrel. To each their own, though. Firearms cosmetics are personal preference, and others' choices shouldn't bother you unless they are unsafe or cause functional issues. |
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Posted: 5/25/2017 12:32:18 PM EDT
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Other than the looks, and possible minor weight savings, is there any good technical reason to cut material from a barrel? I am neutral on fluting. My 20" .308 ar has a fluted barrel and I did it just for the weight savings. I had a 18" spiral fluted wylde barrel that I didn't mind the looks of except for the shiny stainless finish. |
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Posted: 5/25/2017 12:33:08 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/25/2017 12:34:52 PM EDT
[#31]
I fugged up
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Posted: 5/25/2017 12:37:02 PM EDT
[#32]
For those that really use their rifle and get it dirty, it is stupid because more difficult to clean. All in the name of looking cool and shaving 1 ounce off? No thanks.
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Posted: 5/25/2017 12:47:40 PM EDT
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The increased surface area will dissipate heat more quickly. I agree, it looks goofy. The frequently insane cost kills any possibility of me buying a fluted barrel. To each their own, though. Firearms cosmetics are personal preference, and others' choices shouldn't bother you unless they are unsafe or cause functional issues. |
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Posted: 5/25/2017 12:49:09 PM EDT
[#34]
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OP can't handle the real toys http://www.hinterlandoutfitters.com/images/barrett/bM107A1.jpg |
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Posted: 5/25/2017 12:53:00 PM EDT
[#35]
But it looks pretty, or so someone thinks.
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Posted: 5/25/2017 12:55:40 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/25/2017 12:56:22 PM EDT
[#37]
Who cares what it looks like. Either it works better or it doesn't. Either the cost of the improved function, if there is any, is worthwhile to you in your application or it isn't.
If painting an AR in high viz reflective pink and covering it in unicorn decals guaranteed that the rifle would hit exact POA every time then my safe would look like a 5 year old girl's bedroom. |
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Posted: 5/25/2017 12:57:39 PM EDT
[#38]
Agreed
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Posted: 5/25/2017 12:58:34 PM EDT
[#39]
Dimples!
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Posted: 5/25/2017 1:02:06 PM EDT
[#40]
I could care less either way. Learn to shoot and train OP.
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Posted: 5/25/2017 1:03:54 PM EDT
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For those that really use their rifle and get it dirty, it is stupid because more difficult to clean. All in the name of looking cool and shaving 1 ounce off? No thanks. |
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Posted: 5/25/2017 1:05:58 PM EDT
[#42]
I can't stand the spiral fluting either. Looks awful
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Posted: 5/25/2017 1:07:06 PM EDT
[#43]
You look silly!
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Posted: 5/25/2017 1:08:24 PM EDT
[#44]
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Chain fluting also looks dumb. And why are people still selling 16" barrels with M203 cuts? Knock it off. |
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Posted: 5/25/2017 1:23:43 PM EDT
[#45]
HBAR for the win.
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Posted: 5/25/2017 1:28:57 PM EDT
[#46]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
For those that really use their rifle and get it dirty, it is stupid because more difficult to clean. All in the name of looking cool and shaving 1 ounce off? No thanks. 
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Posted: 5/25/2017 2:04:25 PM EDT
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It's about disappating heat faster and making the barrel more rigid. Looks and weight are side effects. Heat dissipation may increase, but the actual increase in surface area doesn't seem to be that significant. If you want to see significant cooling due to increased surface area, look at the cylinder heads of an air-cooled engine. Mike |
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Posted: 5/25/2017 2:15:08 PM EDT
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Fluting doesn't make the barrel stiffer. Technically, the raised ribs do that, by increasing the effective circumference of the barrel. The barrel would be stiffer if it wasn't fluted, but would also be heavier. A fluted barrel of the same weight as a non-fluted barrel will be stiffer, but a fluted barrel of the same diameter will be less stiff, since material is removed from the barrel. The increased stiffness is because the material added to the barrel (the ribs) is farther out from the center, just as a tube is stiffer (by weight) if it has a larger diameter but thinner wall. Heat dissipation may increase, but the actual increase in surface area doesn't seem to be that significant. If you want to see significant cooling due to increased surface area, look at the cylinder heads of an air-cooled engine. Mike |
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Posted: 5/25/2017 2:17:19 PM EDT
[#49]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
It's about disappating heat faster and making the barrel more rigid. Looks and weight are side effects. 
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Posted: 5/25/2017 2:17:42 PM EDT
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For those that really use their rifle and get it dirty, it is stupid because more difficult to clean. All in the name of looking cool and shaving 1 ounce off? No thanks.  Attached File Attached File |
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