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Re: What is the point of a fluted barrel?

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07 December 2004, 14:19
Pa.Frank
Re: What is the point of a fluted barrel?
Don't forget that they look really cool!
07 December 2004, 16:21
vapodog

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I was told this takes TEN WEEKS?!?!?!?! WOW that is a very long time.




Any competent smith can thread, chamber, crown and fit a new barrel to an action in a day.....many in 1/2 a day and this is with conventional equipment.....but you might wait for two months to get that barrel to a bluing tank!!!!!
07 December 2004, 23:22
Magnar
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Don't forget that they look really cool!



Yep, that's correct.

Here's my Rem700 with fluted barrel