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I'm a Jewel man myself, but I could rock a Timney.

Listen to Smoke. Have a 7mm-08 and wish I would have went with a 2 for a little forward weight. Good balance as is, but easily could have been better. Weight in the middle isn't the same as a little at either end.

I had a 308 with #1 contour and 270 and 257 with #2 contour. I preferred how the #2 contours handled.

I've a decent grasp of what works for me. Pass the #1 please.


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I've a 243AI FULA with a #1. It is accurate but noticeably tougher for me to shoot offhand....if doing it again I'd add the 4oz's and use a #2.

If you like a jewel trigger then by all means use a jewel ! I have one with a jewel and love it !

Jay, you don't count. A 6 lb rifle in my hands is like a 3 lb rifle in yours.

lol....that ain't right. I don't notice the #1 as much with a rest/prone...offhand it gets me.

Great shooting!!!!

#2 all the way. The balance will be better and the rifle will easier to shoot well in the field.

I got that backwards. The insinuation was meant to be that you are much more mighty than us mere mortals, and you could pick your teeth with even a #2.

I would have to agree that for free hand shooting a little more weight in the front is more better. The chances of me shooting free hand with a rifle wearing a long range scope is slim to none. I realize few set their flyweights up as such.

....and then you make fun of the space between my 3 good teeth... Rough around here today.

Speaking of teeth, currently sitting in dentist chair. Broke off my top front tooth at the gum a few minutes ago horse playing. LOL. Dentist says he's never seen a tooth break like that before. Story of my life.

I hope she was good-looking...

Melvin threatened me with putting lead in the buttstock if I went with a #2 over a #1. So you might want to clarify with him or add a few more ounces to your weight difference estimates.

That's funny - your text earlier stated you chipped it while shooting your ULA.
A #2 would not have recoiled that hard.

Dang it Scott, I told you to keep that on the DL.

Smoke, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Bone, Its transparent Melvin hates a #2 on his rig. I'm with him.

Got to have the nub surgically removed tomorrow. Strangely enough, no pain as of now. Biggly concerned that might change at about 2AM.

Never owned a NULA but I would listen to Forbes if I ordered one.

A #2 contour on a NULA seems like a club in a standard chambering.

I've been using two of these rifles for several years.

They are quite different, a Model 20 .308 with 22" #1 barrel (about six pounds with scope) and a Model 28 7x61 Sharpe & Hart with 26" #3 barrel (about seven pounds with scope mounted and some lead in the stock).

Balance is exceptional on each rifle and this may be one reason they handle very similarly in the field. The #1 barrel on the .308 is not at all whippy and steadies easily and very quickly. Took a while to learn to shoot this one off the bench, however, but that's no fault of the rifle.

While I would consider a #2 contour if I were to buy another such NULA, I'm pretty sure the difference in weight and handling would be of no consequence for field use. Also doubt there would be any accuracy difference shooting from the bench.