1902 Carbine Stock Attachment Photos...

[Dean]

The barrel has arrived. Very pleased with Shilen's handywork. I am glad I took my time to think about the contour selection. The featherweight was the right choice. There will be very little machining to perform. I've tested a few mounting positions in the lathe an I am now under the impression that the turning/threading of the barrel is going to be easier than I had originally thought.

I am still contemplating a minor mystery. It concerns the following question: What does the barrel contour of the original luger carbine barrel look like underneath the soldered on rear sight base sleeve? Is the interior of the sight base sleeve tapered? Is the contour straight cylindical? Is it a step lip flange or is there gentle flare (like the standard barrel) concealed underneath the sleeve?

Hopefully I will find some time this weekend to dig into all this.

BTW, I was looking at the latest Shotgun News and they had an article of a new 9mm carbine with a 16in barrel. The interesting part (for me) was that they tried a variety of 9mm ammo and measured the fps/accuracy of various rounds. The best long range accuracy was with that new Aguila IQ 65gr. Hi velocity round. I doubt that it will feed well in a luger action. I'm thinking a "warm" 147 gr. might be a better choice for the luger carbine. Can't wait to find out...