i like it a lot more than the flat shelf. i think it would look really b.a. barackus if the shelf matched that bottom edge. i know its kind of deep , but from the looks of it , you have more taper leading away from the shelf than coming into it.
im no expert , so i dont know how in-depth a forward contact shelf would be , but thats how my shelf is on my shorty. its more like your bottom radius , where it is kind of a little steep towards the back , and about an inch long with about a half in drop on the belley side... kind of like this /``--.. ... you might have to squint to see what i mean , but i am not saying i dont like this one. it just looked like a lot of your arc is on the backside...
still love it. you will always be camoman to me...
-hov