Originally Posted by
Boonechaser
I didn't read the whole thread but, why would they do away with a fluted barrel on the mountaineer?
This the Ultra Lite model, the whole rifle weighs 6#. The barrel has been contoured to be very thin. I would imagine there is not a enough thickness lft to put the flutes in.
In this picture you can see the difference between the Mountaineer and the Ultra lite
