Why Redneck and Butch?

I do it regularly and it's not a problem.

In fact I do most of my own contouring because most of my work is recreation or restoration and I need to make my contours like the European and English contours popular in the 20s.
This one is going to be a full-stocked Shul style Mauser in 9.3X57
[Linked Image]OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA by Steve Zihn, on Flickr
This is one I did to rebuild a 6.5X54 Mannlicher.
[Linked Image]OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA by Steve Zihn, on Flickr
And here is an original Mauser 8X57 barrel on my Fullstock cabine.
[Linked Image]OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA by Steve Zihn, on Flickr
All of these barrels are the old 1920s contours and all I have done in the last 40 years shot well. None are problematic to make.
It's just doing what the customer wants.

Most American barrel makers do wonderful contours, but I know of none that do the old fashioned shapes.

My point is simply that it is not a lot of work to take an "American contour" and make a "Germanic contour" from it, so it's no more work to simply slim one down either.

Last edited by szihn; 07/17/17.