Ok, will recontouring (thinning) a barrel under the handguards change the harmonics of a barrel sufficiently for the accuracy to suffer???  I mean, as long as you dont get to carried away and turn it into a toothpick, it should be gtg right?

i have an ER Shaw SS HEAVY barrel, and it is significantly fatter under the handguards than it is toward the muzzle.  When I ordered it, i had no idea how HEAVY it would actually BE!!!!  Its pretty damn heavy.

So are there any concerns with having the fatter part under the handguards turned down to a more normal diameter??  Loss of accuracy???

im getting conflicting signals here bigbore...

You said you have contoured Kriegers and other match barrels with no ill effect, yet i should NOT get it done???

confusion is setting in.  I have a custom finish on the muzzle end of the barrel i have now, so i kinda want to keep it.  I COULD of course recreate this finish on a new barrel, but id rather not deal with it.

Gotcha!!!




i think.

Quoted: Ok, will recontouring (thinning) a barrel under the handguards change the harmonics of a barrel sufficiently for the accuracy to suffer???  I mean, as long as you dont get to carried away and turn it into a toothpick, it should be gtg right? i have an ER Shaw SS HEAVY barrel, and it is significantly fatter under the handguards than it is toward the muzzle.  When I ordered it, i had no idea how HEAVY it would actually BE!!!!  Its pretty damn heavy. So are there any concerns with having the fatter part under the handguards turned down to a more normal diameter??  Loss of accuracy???

 The point here is that it could degrade accuracy. You want it turned down with an accuracy guarantee, you will need a crystal ball. Fluting could be done under the guards but gain [loss] would not be great. If the barrel shoots, dont change a thing. If it doesnt, it aint gonna.