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Posted: 5/25/2008 7:03:16 AM EDT

My friend has a standard J&T 16" HBAR barrel. He wants to have it fluted to reduce the weight. I told him it would probably be more cost effective to sell the barrel and buy a new one that's fluted. Am I steering him in the right direction or is maybe fluting the existing barrel not as expensive as I think it would be? Fluting the entire barrel, not just under the handguards.

Posted: 5/25/2008 7:16:05 AM EDT

[#1]

ADCO does barrel fluting. Check their web site for prices.

With that said, if I was your friend, I’d sell the barrel and use the proceeds towards a new M4 profile barrel, or a light weight pencil barrel.

Posted: 5/27/2008 4:34:29 PM EDT

[#2]

bump

Posted: 5/27/2008 4:43:33 PM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
ADCO does barrel fluting. Check their web site for prices.

With that said, if I was your friend, I’d sell the barrel and use the proceeds towards a new M4 profile barrel, or a light weight pencil barrel.

+1

Posted: 5/27/2008 10:52:04 PM EDT

[#4]

Dremel it!

Posted: 5/28/2008 2:15:53 AM EDT

[#5]

Fluting looks nice, but does not reduce weight as much as re-profiling under the HGs, on an HBAR. Fluting the entire thing would run about $120, profiling runs $64.

Posted: 6/3/2008 4:41:58 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
Fluting looks nice, but does not reduce weight as much as re-profiling under the HGs, on an HBAR. Fluting the entire thing would run about $120, profiling runs $64.

Whats the turn around time on something like that...i have a DS HBAR comming and im not a big fan of the HBAR look, the weight doesnt bother me its just the thick pipe look of it, i think some flutes would just accent the barrel enough to not make me want to sell it right away...and for 64$? hell why not..even for 120$ to get the whole thing done, would make the barrel worth that much more when did sell it..

J

Posted: 6/4/2008 3:58:25 AM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Fluting looks nice, but does not reduce weight as much as re-profiling under the HGs, on an HBAR. Fluting the entire thing would run about $120, profiling runs $64.

Whats the turn around time on something like that...i have a DS HBAR comming and im not a big fan of the HBAR look, the weight doesnt bother me its just the thick pipe look of it, i think some flutes would just accent the barrel enough to not make me want to sell it right away...and for 64$? hell why not..even for 120$ to get the whole thing done, would make the barrel worth that much more when did sell it..

J

Yah no shit. Hell, I dont mind my HBAR now. But for $120 or so I wouldnt mind have some flutes cut. Just for cool factor. What is the turn around time for something like this??? And would I have to strip my upper down to just the bbl? or could I just send the whole upper -Minus: HGs and BCA and BUIS and all the easy things to take off??? Thanks!

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