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I will give Bartlein a call later and see what they have to say

If they would do that contour in ss I will be shocked (but I’d be in for multiples!)

#1 is the reason for a ks contour to fit an existing stock with that taper ?
#2 you like the looks of the contour ?
#3 or you want a lightweight contour ?

if its number three then go with a number #2 taper rock/benchmark/hart/douglas/lilja and you will be at your weight if its number 1 and 2 the the answer is obvious....

Basically I have always wanted a KS. I found a stock but haven't bought it yet until I can see if I can find a cut rifled barrel.

I am considering going with a different barrel and an AG composites stock.

what cartridge are you going to build for....if a stainless barrel is wanted you have pretty much eliminated most manufacturers but Rock Creek

Why do you say that? Bartlein said they could probably build it but they need to see a drawing. I haven’t heard back from them yet.

Plan on a 25 PRC

i could be wrong but that is probably to light for them to do a stainless barrel in from what i have seen from them

Ok I’ll let you guys know tomorrow. I still haven’t received a reply from them

Spoke to them this afternoon and the gentleman could only tell me it was added “recently.”
I’ll be able to compare it to an original in ~ 10 weeks.

10 weeks isn’t bad

Looking forward to seeing your comments. Were you able to get that in stainless?

Funny, It popped in my head last night that my print was labeled that and I just looked and verified that the print is indeed the custom contour I did. It is the RemMtn 24 that just finishes at .60 instead of .542. That print is not an original KS, it is very close but not the original. When I talked to Dan I told him what I wanted to duplicate and that would be very close and I guess that is what it ended up being labeled. It is very close and a stock inlet for the Rem Mt rifle contour just needs to be opened up slightly. Super contour IMO, but not the original KS. Explains why they didn’t have it when I called, lol.

P.S. The barrel ended up just a hair over a KS on mine, .610 at 24 inches. As I mentioned earlier my KS is .595 but someone else said theirs was closer to the .610 that this print ended up as at 24 inches.

Yes mine is stainless. I am ordering another in 6.5 for a rebarrel on my daughters stainless mountain rifle.

I just measured my .280 KS and with my cheapo calipers its showing .594-.595. I would bet that depending on each rifle that the muzzle measurement can vary a little bit from barrel to barrel. I've always really liked that contour for a lighter weight hunting rifle.

You are going to force me to break out my calipers yet.
Do you recall the differences (excluding muzzle diameter) ?

My two KS 'B' series, measure at: (.280) .575" and the (30-06) .590". Remington advertised .59" for the .270, .280, 30-06 muzzle diameter.

It could be a recent addition. I may have compared the RemMtn24 contour to my KS 270. Not sure. Regardless, good luck with your project. Sorry. Cannot help with the 10 week wait.

The KS has a sharper taper from the shank to its muzzle diameter and gets there quicker then carries that diameter all the way to the muzzle. The one they have listed which is the RemMtn24 that I had custom contoured to finish at .60 is a more gradual taper to the final muzzle diameter before carrying that out to the end. It will be a tad heavier than a KS die to the more gradual taper but I couldn’t say how much. My smith left a bit of shank so mine looks considerably larger side by side but it isn’t really. I am happy with the extra shank and weight as it went on a 30-06 Ti which was more recoil than I cared for before the new tube. I am sure that is not what you are shooting for.
Not sure if that makes any sense. If you make sure your smith doesn’t leave any extra shank it will be very very close to an original KS that finishes close to .60

I like the Bartlein # 0 contour. I used that on my .257 Roberts build. That contour is available in stainless. My finished bbl is 21.5" and it mics 0.600 on the nose.

Here some pic's https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/galleries/14940994#Post14940994

Last picture is the difference in the taper between the two if the Ti didn't have any shank left like the original KS. The second picture makes the Lilja RemKS look way beefier but it isn't as big as the picture there looks. Hope some of this made sense.