[JLHOG]

Would there be any issues having this done to a XDM Elite 5.25" barrel? I see a slight taper in one end of the barrel and not sure if that will be an issue.
Thanks

 

[HngnHunter]

Why?

 

[JLHOG]

Why?

Thank you

 

[Cuda66]

Well, you’re taking metal off, and kinda weakening the barrel.

Then again, there’s lots of spiral fluted barrels out there.

shrug. Dunno. If you want to, do it, and let us know if your barrel kinetically disassembles.

 

[JLHOG]

Well, you’re taking metal off, and kinda weakening the barrel.

Then again, there’s lots of spiral fluted barrels out there.

shrug. Dunno. If you want to, do it, and let us know if your barrel kinetically disassembles.

Thank you

 

[JLHOG]

kinetically disassembles, almost sounds like Pink Floyd.

 

[invssgt]

Aside from being reducing barrel mass and perhaps weakening it, I'd be concerned about accelerated wear to the slide.

 

[YosemiteCedar]

I guess you could always call Springfield's customer service and see what they say...

 

[TNAndy]

Well, those cuts do produce more surface area. Like any radiator, the more surface area, the faster heat transfers to a lower temperature fluid, in this case, the ambient air. So my guess: The goal here is to cool the barrel faster. I thought that was the reason for fluted barrels. That and lightening cuts.

If we knew the exact composition of the metal in the barrel as well as the exact measurements of the diameter of the barrel and the cuts in it, we might be able to calculate the strain resulting from the pressure of the gas behind the bullet. If the strain is less than three times the elastic limit of the barrel metal, then an engineer might be willing to sign off on the barrel cuts.

I am not that engineer. Any engineer willing to sign off on this crazy...experiment...is likely going to cost a boatload of money. I'm not talking a jon boat of money, more like coal barge.

But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong.

 

[Autonomous]

Just as black surfaces absorb more radiant energy, they radiate more energy than light colored surfaces too.
I see no upside to the modification, the downsides are obvious to anyone with an elementary grasp of mechanical devices.
Of course, the mall crawler crowd with their knobby tired Jeeps blocking cars parked over the line at the local mall may be well served by weakening the barrel. But please, as a personal favor, do it to a Glock.
Thanks!!!

 

[M1A4ME]

It is your pistol. Do what you want with it.

But shoot it and report back any positive or negative effects of the modification.

A new/replacement barrel might be required after you shoot it some if there is a negative effect so you might want to look up how hard they are to find/buy and what one would cost.