Guys,

I'm interested in one of these barrels however, Jim is at the SHOT show. I'm asking to see if i can get some measurements of the contour and your thoughts of a straight taper. I want to build a nice 243 win 24" barrel for hunting and dont want a sporter barrel, but at least next size up in contour. Dont want a heavy barrel either. Anyone have one of these barrels, and how is it performing?

Thanks,

I just received 20 barrels from Shilen that I ordered for lighter weight hunting usage. These Shilen Stainless Match Barrels are all 24" Heavy Sporter Contour. They are one continious taper that stop at .715 at the muzzle. Very similar to the CBI Lite Varmint Contour. I have these in stock in the following calibers:
243 Winchester - 8 Twist
6.5 Creedmoor - 8 Twist
260 Remington - 8 Twist
6.5X55 Swede - 8 Twist
6.5X284 Norma - 8 Twist
7mm-08 Remington - 9 Twist
308 Winchester - 10 Twist


Jim Briggs