Thread: New Pumper (possible project gun)

Originally Posted by Anonymous D

Whats the difference between switching from one bad guy to the other rapidly, and switching from duck to duck rapidly?

I guess Im just a pistol grip kinda guy. Much more natural angle IMO.

I agree on rifles a thumb-hole or pistol grip style on a rifle gives for a more natural trigger pull and is probably a little more comfortable. I think a shotgun though, points easier and faster with a normal style grip. I don't know, personal preference I guess.

Originally Posted by Syme

Faster cooling isn't the only purpose of fluted barrels; fluting also improves barrel rigidity. Honestly that is probably the main reason you see it in hunting rifles, not the cooling advantage.

I know, the same reason Remington is now putting out triangle shaped barrels, supposedly more rigid, better cooling, and great for marketing.

But in reality a fluted barrel is less rigid vs. a barrel of the same diameter w/o flutes. so buying a 1" bull barrel and fluting it is pretty much a waste of money. However a barrel with flutes vs. a barrel of the same weight without flutes is more rigid, so a fluted 1" barrel may be as rigid as a .750" non-fluted barrel (I don't know the actual proportion, merely making a point). Which means you still really aren't gaining anything, you might as well go with the 1" bull and get it more rigid still. But they do look cool.

I stand by my original point that guns are built to bag more hunters than game.