Okay - so now I'm thinking about that 30-30 Contender barrel and how to get one. Only custom barrels I've ever ordered were from Match Grade Machine back when the prices were much lower and pleased with every single one. My 13" 357 Mag barrel for the Encore only cost $250 probably 10 or so years ago! So now looking at all the custom makers, the prices are considerably higher and I'm looking to get a carbine barrel no less. Stumbled onto SSK's barrel configurator and lo and behold, if you can believe that thing, if you order one of their plain Jane barrels in the "hunter" configuration you can come in at just under $300 with free shipping, no threads or caps, no scope base but everything else good to go bead blasted finish only. Suits me, but the price seems too good to be true. They used to have a customer service number and you could talk to a live person, but apparently no more. Now you have to email support with all your questions. Call me old school, but I don't trust much of anything online (okay - here I am, online, I know) unless I can talk to a real person. So I'm asking all you real people out there if you have ever used their tool and if you can trust it to be accurate as to price and quoted features. I talked to Marty at Haus of Arms. He said the hunter barrels are Green Mountain and the Premium barrels are Douglas. His prices on SSK products are good in my estimation, but I don't want all the threads and caps that seem to come standard on most of the SSK offerings these days. While I'm at it, what twist rate and barrel length do you all recommend. Right now I have lots of bullets in the 130 grain category. I tend not to hot rod my loads and deer at 100 yards would be the only use the barrel would get other than punching paper. Always enjoy and appreciate all the comments and responses. Thanks!