Spiral fluted barrels

[fisherman983]

Where is the best place to buy one? Or just pick your favorite steel tube and send it to kampfeld?

Bartlein 3b is the top of the list at the moment.

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[Juan_ID]

I would buy what you want and have kampfeld do it, he does awesome work and does it quickly

 

[HandgunHTR]

Southern Precision (bugholes), LRI, Kampfeld, and Twisted barrels are all good places to have your barrel fluted.

 

[wnelson14]

Shaw barrels, LRI is great as well.

 

[Oregonmuley]

IMHO none better than Karl @ Kampfeld Customs when you are talking flutes.

 

[packer58]

Karl Kampfeld is bad a$$, just had a bartlein 3b done by him and it looks great. I had him do about 2.5 - 3" straight leeds at either end of the spiral and it looks pretty cool.
I'll try to get a pic up today ......

 

[NSI]

What can be done to mitigate the risk of introducing stress into the barrel during fluting? Is there a way to stress-relieve the steel after fluting? My concern with fluting is always that the barrel may behave differently when hot if stresses are not dealt with.

-J

 

[thinhorn_AK]

Why would anybody want that?

 

[BBob]

Why would anybody want that?

Cause it looks great assuming you like the look

I'll add Pro Precision aka boltfluting.com does some great work too. He's done quite a few for me. He recently did a deep and aggressive twist Tac 8 for me that looks fantastic. Machining is flawless.

 

[BBob]

My concern with fluting

It's not a concern as far as I'm concerned. I can't personally speak for factory barrels but for the most part no one seems to have issues with name brand aftermarket barrels which were properly stress relieved in the first place. Oh, and the Tikka guys don't seem to have any issues pre and post machining either.

 

[NSI]

What’s the fluting pattern that removes the most mass regardless of aesthetics?

-J

 

[BBob]

What’s the fluting pattern that removes the most mass regardless of aesthetics?

-J

Long Rifles Murder Hornet or Pattern X. Next up I would say would be a deep aggressive twist Tac 8 style. That style twist will take off more than an aggressive Vortex.

 

[Red Letters]

I have experience with a couple guys in the list towards the top of this thread.

if turnaround time matters Kampfield blew away the other company I used and it’s not even close. The other company gave me a fuuutuuure finish date and then decided they needed even more time
Kampfield fluted and mailed back my item before I even paid him, just said he trusted guys from Texas

 

[wind gypsy]

I have experience with a couple guys in the list towards the top of this thread.

if turnaround time matters Kampfield blew away the other company I used and it’s not even close. The other company gave me a fuuutuuure finish date and then decided they needed even more time
Kampfield fluted and mailed back my item before I even paid him, just said he trusted guys from Texas

Haha! Karl is a likeable fella!

 

[SW hunter]

After you get the fluting done what do guys do to the newly machined surface areas?

Do you get it cerakoted or blued again?

 

[Lawnboi]

After you get the fluting done what do guys do to the newly machined surface areas?

Do you get it cerakoted or blued again?

I would never pull a barrel just to have it fluted personally. If I wanted a fluted barrel I would do it from the get go, and have it finished however I wanted.

Fwiw I had LRI do a wrought iron flute on a #4 bartlein. It’s one of the most accurate barrels I have ever owned, and is fairly aggressive. They also chambered, threaded and coated it.

 

[wind gypsy]

After you get the fluting done what do guys do to the newly machined surface areas?

Do you get it cerakoted or blued again?

 

[SW hunter]

Not high heat bbq paint?

 

[floridajpr]

Horizon Firearms has their Custom Venatic Carbon rifle with a spiral twist-carbon fiber wrapped barrel. Wonder if they make them in house or if someone makes them for them. Their custom rifles come with a .5 MOA guarantee. Would be nice to get one of their barrels for a custom build.

 

[wind gypsy]