Bill, who does this sort of work? I would rather have someone mate a nice set of barrels to the receiver then cut the originals. I was told by a gun smiths apprentice that cutting them was the only way. I had a 458 lott built recently on a JP Sauer and Sohn Mauser action and it came out ok and very accurate but it didn't visually fufill my expectations. I thought the gunsmith understood what I wanted but in the end I realized he wasn't listening! How do we find the gunsmith who understands and realizes that you want something that functions as well as having a beautiful side as well. Lets face it these guns especially to me are peices of art. Angel