Found this thread from another one:
http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=340042&highlight=fluting
Really liked Longrifle's comment about why people flute barrels:
http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=340042&highlight=fluting
Really liked Longrifle's comment about why people flute barrels:
I've always though it was 8th grade science. Guess I was wrong.This whole subject is 7th grade science. Barrels are fluted because they look cool to some people and its a way to charge more for a gun. There's your real reason.