Are all your barrels fluted? Do you offer any that are not? I might be interested in .223/5.56 and 308/7.62 in stainless bead blasted either 20" or 18.6", in a heavy profile.
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So you believe that a fluted barrel and non fluted barrel of the same OD with all other variables being equal have the same rigidity? You believe that removing that metal has no effect on the ability to be bent when a force is applied?
Would you also believe that fluting is some kind of magical process that defies physics?
Serious question...
Or might it be true that a more accurate representation of the rigidity of a fluted portion of a barrel would be the average OD of the inside of the flutes and OD of the barrel?
I don't think so. The stiffness would be much closer to the outer diameter because of a structural effect. Imagine an h-beam, it's much stiffer than a steel rod of the same weight and lenght.
So for a given weight, the fluted barrel will always be stiffer and faster cooling. You can dislike the look or extra cost but the physics laws are respected.
You are right that for a given diameter, the non-fluted barrel must be a little stiffer.
But when weight and accuracy are both important factors, fluting is an excellent solution. Better known and cheaper than carbon fibers wrap.
Last edited by wildphil24; 10-09-2018 at 12:09 AM.
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You are correct, I thought about that after I posted, the end result would be somewhere between what I said(average OD) and a non-fluted barrel and would be more rigid than a non-fluted barrel of the same weight.
However it still stands that the statement from MRA is false. A fluted barrel isn't as rigid as a non-fluted barrel of the OD.
Last edited by JayCarver; 10-09-2018 at 12:21 AM. Reason: spelling
Can you please make a 18.6″ 5R PENCIL BARREL mid-lenght gas system in 308 , 6.5 creed and 243 ?