What do “turned” and “unturned” mean?
Turned, profiled, and contoured all mean the same thing. These terms all indicate that a barrel blank has been turned down on a lathe to a rifle barrel configuration or contour. We make most of our barrel from 1.250″ diameter steel. Before the blank has been profiled, it is referred to as an “unturned” blank. Only gunsmiths who have tapering attachments for their lathes and prefer to turn their own contours use unturned blanks. If you are wanting to order a blank for your gunsmith to install and the gunsmith does not have the equipment to contour the barrel, then the turned blank is what you are looking for. Back to top.
