Recontouring a fluted barrel

Brambles

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Hey Ya'll

Just brainstorming here, I just bought another fiberglass aftermarket stock (thanks Supercub;)). The only other rifles I have that deserve a new outfit are my BDL SS 375 H&H and my 300 RUM SF Sendero.

Thinking of going laminate on the 375 since I have one on the shelf.

The barrel on the Sendero is too heavy to fit the fiberglass stock and hogging it out is out of the question. I believe the stock fits a #4 contour barrel

Can anyone turn down the remington fluted barrel and what would be the cost to do it.
 
Hi Brambles,
I have the same scenario, I got a really heavy barrel from the people at Pac-Nor in Brookings oregon.
If I had seen the barrel, I probably would have chosen a lighter one, but anyways, I checked with Mick, and he said to attempt to lighten the barrel would probably produce unwanted amounts of "chatter" on his lathe.
I have resigned myself that I will have a very heavy .19-223 for use on the varmint community.
I picked up a nice stock, have the Jewell, and am looking for a action for my new gun, then its fun time.
Take care, Gunmedic.
 
i've read on the internet (so it must be true) that you can turn down fluted barrels usig a toolpost grinder rather than a cutter. maybe check around
 
It can be a bit of a challenge to dampen vibration but it is do-able. I 've done quite a few and they worked out OK. Regards, Bill.
 
My experience trying it with a tool post grinder wasn't great...

I have done a couple with slow rpm, light cuts, fairly fast feed and a sharp pointy tool... then a barrel spinner and a wide belt sander...
 
I wouldn't rule out hogging out the stock, in some ways that is easier than messing with the metal. On a proper glass stock you would blow away the structure, but it is easy to rebuild. However, if the stock is a blank, and not fancy finsihed, that probably isn't a big issue.
 
I use a cat's head to run in the steady if necessary and fill the barrel with lead shot to dampen vibration. Regards, Bill.
 
Brambles said:
Hey Ya'll

Just brainstorming here, I just bought another fiberglass aftermarket stock (thanks Supercub;)). The only other rifles I have that deserve a new outfit are my BDL SS 375 H&H and my 300 RUM SF Sendero.

Thinking of going laminate on the 375 since I have one on the shelf.

The barrel on the Sendero is too heavy to fit the fiberglass stock and hogging it out is out of the question. I believe the stock fits a #4 contour barrel
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I was thinking about using that stock on a 375/338, but decided to go with another as those Bansners (to me) would be too small and light for a big magnum.

I would think a 300RUM would be a thrill in that one. :onCrack: :D


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SuperCub said:
I was thinking about using that stock on a 375/338, but decided to go with another as those Bansners (to me) would be too small and light for a big magnum.

I would think a 300RUM would be a thrill in that one. :onCrack: :D


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I was thinking it might be too light too, but on the other hand, might as well try it and see for certain, I know the one I have already really eats up the recoil, we'll see.

I see the headlines now, "375 H&H, the NEW lightweight mountain cartridge":rockOn:

I figure the Sendero will be too front heavy with the 26" heavy fluted barrel and a light stock, I'll slap it together to feel it out but I'm figuring its not a good combo.
 
What happens when one reduces the diameters relative to the shape of the flutes? You know, they have a given proportion, if you grind away more flute in one place than the next, will it look right.

Also, any reduction in diameter has a dramatic effect on stiffness if it was a solid bar, a reduction of diameter by 1/2 would be an 8 fold reduction in stiffness. So is a smaller profile going to be stiff enough with the flutes.

I'm not saying it won't work, just thinking out loud.
 
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