I'm having a t/o barrel put on a Mauser action and after cutting off the old threads and re-threading I now have no shank. Thoughts and or pictures of a build or other rifle w/no shank on the barrel. powdr

powdr,

The Weatherby Mark V six lug rifle does not have a shank. It starts about 1.09". This one is 26" with a muzzle of .550".

Thanks Ringman, maybe some more guys will chime in. I just can't picture how it's going to look like in my mind. powdr

remington doesnt use a shank on their rifles barrels...should look close to that i would think

I had the shanks turned down to minimum specs to save weight on three of my custom rifles. The only drawback is the barrel can't be set back and rechambered. E

Have you never seen a Winchester Model 70 Featherweight?

No Steelhead, not a Winchester man. Even the picture of the barrel above looks like it has a one inch shank. Just never really paid much attention to it until I had to cut this one back and rethread. I'll stop worrying about it. powdr