Precision and Quality in Every Barrel
The CONTOUR #3 BARREL by SHILEN is crafted with the utmost care, ensuring unparalleled accuracy and performance for your custom firearm.
Product Overview
All the loving care of the best stockmaker and the meticulous attention to detail of the master machinist will not make a gun shoot any straighter than the accuracy capability of the barrel used. It is the insides of a barrel, that very small and vital area of lands and grooves over which the gunsmith has no control, that can determine whether the finished work of art is for shooting - or “just for looks”.
Craftsmanship Matters
Craftsmanship . . . not price . . . determines the quality of a barrel. A customer willing to invest in a custom gun is shortsighted if they economize by ordering “just any old barrel so long as it’s cheap.” Such a request jeopardizes your reputation as a gun builder, and as your supplier, we stake our reputation (and yours too!) on the quality of our barrel blanks. They must be exceptional, or we face significant trouble!
Barrel Features
- Available in Chrome Moly or Stainless Steel
- Rifled with six lands and grooves using the Cold Forming process
- Manufactured under strict controls in Shilen’s own facility
- Finished barrels are air-gauge inspected with a sensitivity of .00005"
- All barrels undergo 6X borescope inspection
- Groove tolerances within .0005" and uniformity within .0003"
- All stainless steel barrels are hand lapped at the factory
Quality Assurance
Only barrels passing all specifications are offered to the trade. Any barrel deemed even slightly “suspect” is reprocessed and bored to a larger caliber. This rigorous method ensures that quality and reputation are maintained, albeit at a slightly higher production cost, resulting in vastly greater quality and ultimate performance.
Specifications
- Material: 4140 chrome-moly or 416 Stainless Steel
- Metric: 1" (2.5cm), 1 lb. (.45kg)
Special Orders
If no Stock # is shown in the chart, that barrel must be ordered on a Special Order basis. Special Orders require full payment in advance and are non-cancelable and non-refundable. Please allow 8-10 weeks for delivery. Note that orders are not shipped prepaid.