Welcome to God’s country! I am just north of Dallas. Love it here but for the heat …. I believe yes, and you kind of get both. Weight savings compared to a bill barrel and also better heat dissipationHi everyone, short-time lurker, first-time poster. I recently moved from the urban Northeast to rural Texas. Learned shortly after moving here that there is a 1000 yd range and I'm looking to get a bolt piece to hunt with and ring steel past 500 yds. I'm a sinister so that limits my options somewhat and I'm seriously leaning toward the Tikka T3X. Does the light veil have a stainless barrel under the cerakote and does the fluting allow for longer strings of fire or does it just save weight?