How To Identify A Shilen Barrel?
Hello,
My brother is currently working as a chef, for a promiment western US lodge, and hunting on his days off. He is interested in a used, custom made hunting rifle based on a Mauser M98 action (Belgium). This was built by a former gunsmith n the area, and supposedly features a high end Shilen barrel. The only identifying mark on the barrel (that he can find) is a horsehead on top of it. Does that identify it as a Shilen?
Thanks for any help with this.
John
My brother is currently working as a chef, for a promiment western US lodge, and hunting on his days off. He is interested in a used, custom made hunting rifle based on a Mauser M98 action (Belgium). This was built by a former gunsmith n the area, and supposedly features a high end Shilen barrel. The only identifying mark on the barrel (that he can find) is a horsehead on top of it. Does that identify it as a Shilen?
Thanks for any help with this.
John
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More than likely it ID's the gunsmith that did the work.
Most barrel makers (Shilen included) ID the barrel on the breach end of the blank. This marking is usualy removed as the first step of squaring up the blank end prior to chambering and threading.
Contact Doug Shilen and ask him if he can suggest a way to verify if it's one of his tubes.
Some guys like a mag full of lead, I still prefer one round to the head.0 -
exactly what he said. Once it's chambered,..the marks are gone. You can only trust the owner from that point on.
why chase the game when the bullet can get em from here?....
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