Say guys I have a couple of HB rifles and I was thinking that I may want to get them fluted to reduce their weight some what, the first is a Rem 308 VS and the 2nd is a Sako 25-06 Varmint. Would Corlanes be able to do this? Opinions anyone, Thanks FS
Barrel fluting
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Waste of time and money performance wise, but it looks cool. Go for it. - dan
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- Hillbilly shack in the boonies
Excellent notion , things to look at, value of firearm will drop , if it has collector value. 
, You need to get someone setup for this chore, I would ask mr Ted Gaillard . He has an excellent setup , and can remove material from the barrels without effecting their ability to shoot straight.
Plus side;
Barrel will cool better, and be lighter in weight. And as mentioned look cool.
, You need to get someone setup for this chore, I would ask mr Ted Gaillard . He has an excellent setup , and can remove material from the barrels without effecting their ability to shoot straight. Plus side;
Barrel will cool better, and be lighter in weight. And as mentioned look cool.
Levi Garrett said:Ted Gaillard . He has an excellent setup , and can remove material from the barrels without effecting their ability to shoot straight.
Ted probably sends his barrels out to be stress relieved after he cuts the flutes.
Someone should ask him about that.
Btw, the last time I called him, I got his daughter or his wife on the phone, she told me that Ted was in de garden, and then I heard her shout
“Ted, someone on the phone for you”
I ordered my barrel, and he send it to me before receiving payment.
What a nice, and highly skilled guy he is.
Al Flipo said:Ted probably sends his barrels out to be stress relieved after he cuts the flutes.
Someone should ask him about that.
Btw, the last time I called him, I got his daughter or his wife on the phone, she told me that Ted was in de garden, and then I heard her shout
“Ted, someone on the phone for you”
I ordered my barrel, and he send it to me before receiving payment.
What a nice, and highly skilled guy he is.
Ted does all his work there for himself, heat treating and stress relieving. The secret to maintaining the best accuracy is the handlapping is the last thing done after the riflling and fluting are completed... and Ted does not flute very deep and does not recommend it for Benchrest accuracy requirements.
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Rem 700 24 " .640" at muzzel weight 6.7lbs flutting cuts weight but not by a lot, stock is best way to reduce weight, if I could get a decent price for this Mcmillan I would put on a new Robertson Composite light hunter 20oz finnished, I have a Hightech Specialties 22oz
Rem 700 24 " .640" at muzzel weight 6.7lbs flutting cuts weight but not by a lot, stock is best way to reduce weight, if I could get a decent price for this Mcmillan I would put on a new Robertson Composite light hunter 20oz finnished, I have a Hightech Specialties 22oz
I'm going to try and make this as clear as I can. Machining, whether turning or milling, does not induce stress except in an instance where the tool is dull and is displacing material rather than cutting it. One would hope the gunsmith/barrelmaker/machinist knows better than to operate this way. This being the case, stress relief after fluting is of little or no value.
On the average hunting rifle, even a very accurate one, accuracy loss would be hard to demonstrate if the flutes were kept to a reasonable dimension. Weight loss would be almost as difficult to see! Regards, Bill.
On the average hunting rifle, even a very accurate one, accuracy loss would be hard to demonstrate if the flutes were kept to a reasonable dimension. Weight loss would be almost as difficult to see! Regards, Bill.
