When trying to make weight, run a thinner barrel profile or flutes?

[ISS]

I have been in contact with a gunsmith that's shop is six (!) miles from my house. Not a time zone or two away. We chatted about half an hour about standard 300 VS Improved. When a gunsmith tells you what he and his wife are shooting, that carries a lot of weight. So, yes! I will opt for the Improved version. I can also take advantage of his local knowledge. He says I will be competitive fire forming the brass at the two local (within an hour of me) 1000 yard ranges. Although I am sad to find out the closest one is actually only 970 yards. Make do with that.

I very much like the proximity, but I also understand not to be a pest.

I would very much like to thank all of you here for an informative discussion about the "Big Thirty's" here. One thread runs back six years here. I stayed up until three AM reading all the posts.

thanks friends,

ISS

 

[Will Henry]

I have fluted a whole bunch of barrels for other people. I have never fluted one of my own. If I want to reduce the weight or change the balance, I change the contour. That would always be my first choice. Oh yeah, with a 34 inch barrel, my first choice would be to whack 4 inches off the length. WH