Steel Barrel Diet?

[Ryan Avery]

I always wondered how much weight you lost from fluting, chambering and threading.

Ace #3 26” Diamond fluted

Barrel blank

Fluted

3.5
Fluted, chambered in 300 PRC and threaded for a break.

9oz diet


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[Taudisio]

5.5oz for fluting and 4.2oz for threading?
Much more than I would have guessed

 

[Ryan Avery]

5.5oz for fluting and 4.2oz for threading?
Much more than I would have guessed

Correct

 

[Taudisio]

I wonder how much barrel length would need to be cut off the same exact barrel to get the same difference.

 

[Mangata]

What do you anticipate gaining back once you add the brake???

 

[Tullis94]

Just for another reference. I sent a 24" douglas #5 contour to Kampfeld for fluting and just received it today. I asked for a spiral flute and to remove as much weight as he could. When I sent it off it weighed 3 lbs 4.9 oz. Today it weighs 2 lbs 12.3 ozs. My barrel lost 8.6 ozs.

 

[Tullis94]

@Ryan Avery I just looked up Ace barrels contours and didn't see a #5 listed. What is the muzzle diameter of this barrel?

 

[Ryan Avery]

@Ryan Avery I just looked up Ace barrels contours and didn't see a #5 listed. What is the muzzle diameter of this barrel?

It’s not my barrel, maybe I wrote it down wrong.
I will find out tomorrow.

 

[wind gypsy]

Interested to hear more reviews on the ACE barrels. Looks like they use tighter bore dimensions though for .224 and 6 mm which is kind of unfortunate.

 

[sportsmans challenge]

Obviously still cheaper than most of the well known carbon barrels, but has there been a breakdown showing comparisons of cost and weight comparisons done for people to see?

Would be interesting to see maybe a proof, bartlien, maybe an x caliber in carbon. Then same contour in ace, mc Gowan, benchmark in steel and see where the benefits lie.

Kind of a high, med ,low carbon and then steel comparison

 

[Ryan Avery]

@Ryan Avery I just looked up Ace barrels contours and didn't see a #5 listed. What is the muzzle diameter of this barrel?

I heard it wrong its a #3 Ace barrel.

“Ace Barrels #1 Sporter is the same as: Bartlein 2B, Hart #3, Benchmark #3, and Krieger #3”

“Ace Barrels #3 Sporter is the same as: Bartlein 3B, Hart #5, Benchmark #5, and Krieger #5”

 

[Ryan Avery]

Interested to hear more reviews on the ACE barrels. Looks like they use tighter bore dimensions though for .224 and 6 mm which is kind of unfortunate.

They haven’t made any 6mm barrels yet so that is subject to change. We are getting ready to start shooting a bunch of Ace barrels. So we should have feedback soon

 

[wind gypsy]

They haven’t made any 6mm barrels yet so that is subject to change. We are getting ready to start shooting a bunch of Ace barrels. So we should have feedback soon

If you've got their ear they might want to do 0.219" 22 centerfires for folks who want to shoot heavies and not rip the jackets off em.

 

[BBell4]

I always wondered how much weight you lost from fluting, chambering and threading.

Ace #3 26” Diamond fluted

Barrel blank

Fluted

3.5
Fluted, chambered in 300 PRC and threaded for a break.

9oz diet


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Do you happen to know what that would be at 22"? I wish UM or Ace offered a weight calculator. Maybe they do and I'm just dumb.