MikeS
10-27-2012, 06:14 AM
Hi All.
First off, I'm not really sure if this question should be here, or in the single shot rifle forum, so if a moderator wants to move it, I won't be insulted. I've been doing lots of reading, both here, and on paper (real books) and I see lots of reference to a barrel having a #1 contour, or a #3, etc. and I can't find anywhere that explains what the different contours are. On one barrel makers website it listed several different ones, along with one's I'd never heard before, specifically a #3.5 barrel. I'm trying to figure out what barrel I have on my rifle, it's a half octagon half round 28" barrel (that obviously didn't start off that length, I think it's been cut on both sides), at the breach end it's over an inch wide, and at the muzzle it's just slightly under an inch. My rifle is a rolling block, and the barrel is a genuine Remington & Sons brand barrel (the action however isn't, it's a spanish made roller). Were the contour numbers something that only one company used, or did they all use them? Was there any standardization or was say a #3 barrel different from Remington than it was from Sharps, or Winchester? Thanks!
First off, I'm not really sure if this question should be here, or in the single shot rifle forum, so if a moderator wants to move it, I won't be insulted. I've been doing lots of reading, both here, and on paper (real books) and I see lots of reference to a barrel having a #1 contour, or a #3, etc. and I can't find anywhere that explains what the different contours are. On one barrel makers website it listed several different ones, along with one's I'd never heard before, specifically a #3.5 barrel. I'm trying to figure out what barrel I have on my rifle, it's a half octagon half round 28" barrel (that obviously didn't start off that length, I think it's been cut on both sides), at the breach end it's over an inch wide, and at the muzzle it's just slightly under an inch. My rifle is a rolling block, and the barrel is a genuine Remington & Sons brand barrel (the action however isn't, it's a spanish made roller). Were the contour numbers something that only one company used, or did they all use them? Was there any standardization or was say a #3 barrel different from Remington than it was from Sharps, or Winchester? Thanks!