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They all make good barrels so the only real problems will be fitting the barrel to the receiver. If it is already cut for the ramped barrel then you just have to fit it and make it right. If it isn’t cut for the ramped barrel you will have to machine the frame to accept the barrel.

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Thanks for the reply. I was looking for a comparison of the two types of cuts. As I was looking around the web I found some good information at www.schuemann.com under the AET Information link. As you know Schuemann makes some great barrels as well. It is Wil’s opinion that the Clark/Para/Lissner cut has more material left and is an easier cut to make and has a lower incidence of lower lug problems. (I’ve sheared the lowers completely and cracked them on two separate occasions on a .38 Super with a Wilson/Nowlin cut.) I don’t believe that the W/N cut was the primary reason, I think that the “gunsmiths” who fitted my barrels did not fit them properly. This is one reason that I am interested in learning how to do these things the correct way myself.