Flutting a Rifle Barrel?

[Milligan]

As others have said, get a second lightweight rifle or sell and replace before you end up with a master of nothing.

What is the use of a short heavy barrel?
Fine if you want to punt lots of rounds sub 600yds at a target but too short to go far and still nose heavy for off sticks or carrying around.

Adding a light stock to a long heavy barrel will create a very poor balance.
Switching to HS precision will save you nothing, especially if it has an alu bedding block.

 

[Dawnrazor]

I dont want to sell the Rifle,I got it as my 21st birthday with a swarovski 8x56 Nove, I dont want two rifles, it's a 243 and has shot everything I've ever needed it to, I would like to lighten it, I was enquiring as the the possibility of fluting the barrel and getting rid of a heavy stock I don't like, it's a great Rifle for shooting from a vehicle but too heavy for hill work. I'm not one for having a cabinet full of rifles, one has done me for 25 years!!! I'd just like it to be more "usable" and there's the sentimental attachment of course.

 

[Dawnrazor]

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[Dawnrazor]

just beware that any machining on the outside of a barrel could possibly stress relieve the barrel and not all stress relieving is good.There are a lot of variables in barrel manufacture and most steps are carefully worked out by the manufacture to achieve a quality product any after market machining may devalue (negate there work) after market fluting is a bit of a lottery with in the gun trade many so called machinist have poor quality machinery that is old and inaccurate and worn out.Most machining operations on fire arms are very quick simple operations on modern machinery that generally take longer to set up in the machine than to complete it is probably easier to buy a finnlight ad loose some weight off the boots and belly just remember it takes far more kill to manufacture a light good shooting barre lthan a heavy one

It's the general awkwardness of it, I shot out the first barrel, it was a sporter with a wooden stock, I was a bit foolish to go down the route I did I suppose!!! It is very accurate but it's a ball ache to move about when lying out on the hill, the stock I just don't like, it looks the part but it's like holding a fish when it's wet! If I see a fox coming to a den and need to move the Rifle it's a two handed job, it's just not practical for me over the piece. I hear what you're saying about light boots and a pound or so off the belly, but that won't make the Rifle easier to use in difficult areas.

 

[Dawnrazor]

I have had a pac nor and lothar walther fluted post build. Both done by dolphin guns. They both shoot as good as the time they went in for the work.

From memory it's about £150 or there about.

Far cheaper than a re-barrel or second rifle!!!!

This is much more what I was hoping for!!
What are they like to deal with? This may be the answer.

 

[activeviii]

you say the rifle is accurate now. start playing with the barrel in anyway and you upset its harmonics and accuracy can suffer. you will more than likely have to reload develop your round again and then you might never get it as good as you like. its the chance you take.

Me, i would buy a lighter weight stalker in plastic fantastic, and stainless. get the stainless ceracoated and you have a light all weather hunter.
then your 700, use as your old timer pride and joy.

Leave it alone if not broke.