I think flutes look cool, but do I think they hold an advantage in cooling over non fluted barrels? not enough to notice really, I have both fluted and non fluted barreled rifles and don't notice any difference in cooling time between them and there's very little weight savings on the rigs I have with #2 barrel contours, should be a noticeable weight savings with a heavier contour barrel, but again I do like the look, which is also a personal thing.............HB
