Tactical Shooting p. 70: Weight Reduction

[vicky_molokh]

Originally Posted by Sam Cade

Just go to Wal-Mart :-)

Fluted barrels are very common, especially on target/varmint rifles (with large diameter barrels) and nicer ARs.

To wit:
http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/model/12VLPDBM

and

http://www.rockriverarms.com/index.c...ategory_id=622


Ultralight rifles often have fluted barrels as well though it is often more efficient to just use a thinner profile.
http://www.weatherby.com/mark-v-ultra-lightweight.html

It is possible to get an AR format carbine down to well under 5 lbs just using off the shelf parts on a standard receiver fwiw.



For a bolt gun, kevlar and fiberglass. For an AR, skeletonized.

http://www.jsesurplus.com/images/pro...etail/ARUL.jpg

Okay, so if it's not an outrageous modification . . . what would it be in generic-ised terms? +0.1CF offered upthread seems like awfully cheap . . . +0.5CF? More?