Originally Posted by BC38

I can see calling them tapered barrel and heavy (or bull) barrels.
But the "standard" barrel for a 10-6 is a heavy/bull barrel.

So calling the tapered barrel "standard" is far more confusing than calling it a "pencil" barrel. At least the "pencil" moniker is descriptive, even if collectors dislike it.

I know that since I'm no collector my opinion doesn't count for much (if anything) but it seems to me that the kerfluffle over the term "pencil" barrel is right up there with the arguments about stocks vs. grips or magazines vs clips.

Functional clarity means more to me than semantic form.