I was just over at one of the sites that I try and get to daily and he posted a very good article on

“Turning a sporter contour rifle barrel from a blank”

If you have not been to the rifleshooter site you are missing some great stuff. This is his post, you should check it out.

http://rifleshooter.com/2016/01/turning-a-sporter-contour-rifle-barrel-from-a-blank/