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Gunsmithing Our latest barrel fluting effort.

LRI

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    No idea what to call it, but I love it. I don't get too spun up on barrel stuff anymore, but this one hits home for some reason.

    Kaylyb and Sam had been working on this last few days at night. I dig it.

    Nice work germs!

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    Looks like twisted M-Lok.

    Be interesting on an M-Lok AR.

    Wonder how much surface area that adds to the barrel? Im guessing that thing would shed heat/aid cooling pretty well yet it should retain all its stability with the webs.

    Thinking not only art but functional.
     
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    WOW, That is some cool looking designs right there.

    Do you sell the barrels, or are we required to send in our barrel to you?

    If they are your barrels what blanks are you using?

    Internal barrel cutting method, and any accuracy guarentee?
     
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    I like the name "Chainmail Fluting". It looks like something that St. James would use to beat a Moor into a bloody mush.
     
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    Thought the bee hive fluting was off the charts cool, this is the next step.

    Can I get it in 2 color Cerakote ????? LOL :D
     
    Aside from the beautiful looks,
    Any accuracy testing on one of them yet?
     
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    Can you do existing barrels? If I take of my AR10 barrel and send it to you?
    Or new blanks only?
     
    That’s art right there. Sending my bolt into you guys next week for wrought iron fluting.
     
    I think the esthetics are dynamite (maybe a great combination of barrel cooling and rigidity), and wonder whether a pure honeycomb pattern has been executed yet.

    I'm also thinking that even as a CNC project, machine time could get pricey.

    How 'bout "Stagger-Lee"?

    Greg
     
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    I think the esthetics are dynamite (maybe a great combination of barrel cooling and rigidity), and wonder whether a pure honeycomb pattern has been executed yet.

    I'm also thinking that even as a CNC project, machine time could get pricey.

    How 'bout "Stagger-Lee"?

    Greg

    and wonder whether a pure honeycomb pattern has been executed yet.

    Months ago:

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    Holy shit that is cool.

    So does it run overnight on the machine? That has got to eat a lot of time.
     
    Between honeycomb and the new one......I have been planning on a 300NM build and have been thinking about some weight reduction.... I'll hit you up on it for pricing.
     
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