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    Quote Originally Posted by Belmont31R View Post
    If you are just looking for a lightweight SS barrel have you considered the Noveske Rogue Hunter upper? http://noveskerifleworks.com/cgi-bin...since=&status=
    It says right in the description found in the link that the barrel is an 18" SPR, which I believe is 2lb 8oz. I believe that is the common weight of 18" SPR profiled barrels. The overall weight of the Noveske upper is the the same, if not more than almost every one of the BCM 18" SS410 uppers. http://www.03designgroup.com/technot...ht-comparisons

    ETA - The Noveske weight may include BCG and CH. I didn't pay enough attention to tell.
    Last edited by royta; 11-19-10 at 07:01.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bubba04 View Post
    Accuser, that does look real good. Is that a 16" barrel?

    Are there any downsides to having your barrel dimpled?
    Yep, 16" barrel. I haven't found any downsides after having the barrel dimpled. Matter of fact I sent ADCO another one (10.5") shortly after to be dimpled under the handguard.




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    ^^

    That's sexy as hell!

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    God damn that looks good.

    Doesn't dimpling the barrel help with heating? Something about more surface space?

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    I can see the benefit of weight savings, but does dimpling impart stress to the barrel, and does that affect the harmonics to the point where accuracy is adversely affected?

    mbogo

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    Thanks for all the compliments! I have noticed that the 16" barrel seems to cool down faster after dimpling than when it was in it's original form. I haven't noticed any accuracy changes since dimpling but I don't do any mag dumps nor do I have a full auto lower to try. I hope to take a carbine course next year using the 16" barrel so I guess I will see then if there are any negative affects.

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    That does look real nice! What was their turn around time?

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    Quote Originally Posted by bubba04 View Post
    That does look real nice! What was their turn around time?
    I think it was about a week door to door. I know each barrel was gone less than two weeks for sure.

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    I'm sending out 3 of my Noveske barrels for KAC dimples.
    I'll post a detailed thread with before and after weights, pics and range reports.
    I'm sending:
    10.5 SS
    14.5 SS
    16 SS 7.62

    Big $$$. Ugh.

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    Quote Originally Posted by natdm View Post
    God damn that looks good.

    Doesn't dimpling the barrel help with heating? Something about more surface space?
    Without doing the math, I think it capable of having a greater surface area over fluting. Not sure if it works out that way in practice though, it may just be more looks and less function.

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