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Okay guys,here goes.A year and a half ago I had a gunsmith in Ok.put a 308 cal bull barrel on a h&r frame for me.He has been in business building guns for military branches and other people for 38 years.When he said it was going to be a (bull) barrel I expected what I thought was going to be a bull barrel like from the factory.When I got the gun back it was,and still is beautiful.Did a 1;10 twist barrel,bead blasted the barrel and did a 11 degree muzzle crown.Problem you say?Well it turns out his defintion of a bull barrel is like that of a gym bar bell.The chamber and the muzzle is the same diameter the whole length of the barrel.It shoots fantastic but carrying it to the tree stand and in the ground blind is like doing a work out.My brother says I need to put wheels on it and pull it around like a cannon.So I am looking in to a barrel contour or fluting the barrel.Pros and cons on both and any recommendations would be extremly helpful.I am going to use my knight 45 cal mountaineer muzzle loader the rest of our gun season here in Indiana and in our muzzleloading season in Dec.The 308 seems like it was built for bench rest shootin and not field hunting.