Shilen Varmit Barrel Weight?

Anyone know what a Shilen varmit barrel weighs?

what length, shank size, and Contour?

was looking at one from NSS its a 26 inch stainless in what he calls varmit for a 204 ruger. Small shank. Thanks.

Mcgowens website says 4 lbs for a 26'' savage varmint contour.

My Shilen is heavier then my Mcgowen , both 26" small shank. The Shilen measures .890 at the muzzle vs. .750 for the Mcgowen. The Shilen is a 25-06 and the Mcgowen is 6.5x55. Both were ordered from the manufacterer as varmint contours. So the Shillen should be heavier then the Mcgowen. But i don't know the actual weight.

I called Jim the other day and he weighed the barrels for me. 4.5 lbs for the Shilen varmint and 5.75 lbs for the bull, both in 26" lengths.

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Originally Posted by Stu

My Shilen is heavier then my Mcgowen , both 26" small shank. The Shilen measures .890 at the muzzle vs. .750 for the Mcgowen. The Shilen is a 25-06 and the Mcgowen is 6.5x55. Both were ordered from the manufacterer as varmint contours. So the Shillen should be heavier then the Mcgowen. But i don't know the actual weight.

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Your McGowen is not the varmint profile if it measures 0.750 at the muzzle. That is what McGowen calls a Light Target ball. I got one in a 308W in that profile for my 11 yr old to build his first rifle. McGowen's Savage Varmint measures 0.800" at 28". Tim

I just weighed two Shilen barrels that I happen to have at hand:

Shilen 6BR SS 26" small shank varmint contour (.80" at muzzle) - 4 lb 11 oz
Shilen 30-06 SS 26" small shank varmint contour (.08" at muzzle) - 4 lb 7 oz