Hornady barrel fluting

[LVLAaron]

@boltfluter - what style do you call the tight twisted one on the right?

 

[WSnyder]

@boltfluter - what style do you call the tight twisted one on the right?

He calls that style Tac. I’m guessing it’s 6 flutes so if I’m right on the count it would be a Tac 6. The other is his Vortex.

Paul @boltfluter I see the website is in limbo? Are you finally getting a new one up and sorted?

Some examples he’s done for me:
Tac 8 top, Vortex bottom. Not long ago this Tac was considered an aggressive twist

Vortex 6 bolt.

 

[boltfluter]

@boltfluter - what style do you call the tight twisted one on the right?

Aaron,
That is my TAC-8 with a very aggressive twist. I can easily adjust the twist as needed. Thanks.
Paul

 

[JLDavid]

Outstanding work Paul like everything else that comes out of your shop!

 

[jackieschmidt]

People like different things.

If any type of accuracy is involved, wouldn’t it be best to do all of that extreme fluting and then have the blank drilled, reamed, and rifled?

It looks cool. For many, that’s enough.

 

[WSnyder]

If any type of accuracy is involved, wouldn’t it be best to do all of that extreme fluting and then have the blank drilled, reamed, and rifled?

On a good hunting rifle I have not seen a negative change as far as Paul's fluting goes. I did one not long ago that had previously been chambered and shot a fair amount so I knew what it could do. Fast forward after doing some aggressive Vortex fluting and adding a supressor it shoots as well or maybe better than ever. Hardly even a POI change. Now would I do it on any sort of BR rifle? Probably not.

It looks cool. For many, that’s enough.

It's like playing with your muscle car, that's all the excuse you need

 

[LVLAaron]

People like different things.

If any type of accuracy is involved, wouldn’t it be best to do all of that extreme fluting and then have the blank drilled, reamed, and rifled?

It looks cool. For many, that’s enough.

For a quality stress relieved cut rifled barrel, not really. I've turned down a half dozen HV barrels to M40 profile, cutting their weight almost in half, and they still shoot like new.