Nostalgia. Todays barrels shoot as well. Probably Douglass barrels hold a lot of records at Friendship. I know guys who think Rice barrels are as good as anything ever made in any quantity.
You told him what you wanted and he sent you what he thought you needed.When you ordered a barrel from Large, he might make something close. A .50 ordered might be a .48 delivered or it might really be a .50. Just depended on how he felt the day he made it. Still accurate barrel for its time, but not necessarily what was ordered.
Being an average shot, I've never found a barrel I could out shoot so I go by price or style.
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