A method for manufacturing plug-in contacts, in particular press-fit contacts (100; 100a; 100b; 100c), comprising the following steps: - producing a flat stamped blank contour of a plug-in contact, in particular a press-fit contact (100; 100a; 100b; 100c), having a flat terminal body and two adjoining flat legs (21, 22) which are arranged opposite one another, the legs (21, 22) having a connection region for connection to the terminal body, and the legs (21, 22) having press-fit regions and end regions which face away from the terminal body and have contact sections (42, 44) which face one another and are spaced apart in a defined manner; and - shaping the legs (21, 22), comprising moving the end regions of the legs (21, 22) towards one another with at least partial plastic deformation of at least one of the legs (21, 22), the contact sections (42, 44) of the legs (21, 22) making defined contact with one another at least in sections after relief, the shaping of the legs (21, 22) taking place with the formation of an essentially almond-shaped inner contour which, during the assembly of the plug-in contact (100; 100a; 100b; 100c) allows a resilience of the legs (21, 22); wherein the two legs (21, 22) are made substantially mirror symmetrical; wherein the two legs (21, 22) are provided with press-fit areas having a substantially convex outer contour and a substantially concave inner contour so that a substantially almond-shaped inner recess is formed between the legs (21, 22); wherein generating the raw contour further comprises generating a concave constriction at the transition between the press-fit area and the connection area, the concave constriction being formed by curved portions (70, 72) of the legs (21, 22), the legs (21, 22) further having an inner rounding at their ends facing the connection body which merges into the inner space, wherein the concave constriction of the legs (21, 22) defines a narrow point between the inner space and the rounding, and wherein the legs (21, 22) are designed in such a way that the mutually facing inner surfaces of the sections (70, 72) come into contact with one another at the narrow point when the plug-in contact is inserted into a contact receptacle. - producing a flat stamped blank contour of a plug-in contact, in particular a press-fit contact (100; 100a; 100b; 100c), having a flat terminal body and two adjoining flat legs (21, 22) which are arranged opposite one another, the legs (21, 22) having a connection region for connection to the terminal body, and the legs (21, 22) having press-fit regions and end regions which face away from the terminal body and have contact sections (42, 44) which face one another and are spaced apart in a defined manner; and - shaping the legs (21, 22), comprising moving the end regions of the legs (21, 22) towards one another with at least partial plastic deformation of at least one of the legs (21, 22), the contact sections (42, 44) of the legs (21, 22) making defined contact with one another at least in sections after relief, the shaping of the legs (21, 22) taking place with the formation of an essentially almond-shaped inner contour which, during the assembly of the plug-in contact (100; 100a; 100b; 100c) allows a resilience of the legs (21, 22); wherein the two legs (21, 22) are made substantially mirror symmetrical; wherein the two legs (21, 22) are provided with press-fit areas having a substantially convex outer contour and a substantially concave inner contour so that a substantially almond-shaped inner recess is formed between the legs (21, 22); wherein generating the raw contour further comprises generating a concave constriction at the transition between the press-fit area and the connection area, the concave constriction being formed by curved portions (70, 72) of the legs (21, 22), the legs (21, 22) further having an inner rounding at their ends facing the connection body which merges into the inner space, wherein the concave constriction of the legs (21, 22) defines a narrow point between the inner space and the rounding, and wherein the legs (21, 22) are designed in such a way that the mutually facing inner surfaces of the sections (70, 72) come into contact with one another at the narrow point when the plug-in contact is inserted into a contact receptacle. wherein the two legs (21, 22) are made substantially mirror symmetrical; wherein the two legs (21, 22) are provided with press-fit areas having a substantially convex outer contour and a substantially concave inner contour so that a substantially almond-shaped inner recess is formed between the legs (21, 22); wherein generating the raw contour further comprises generating a concave constriction at the transition between the press-fit area and the connection area, the concave constriction being formed by curved portions (70, 72) of the legs (21, 22), the legs (21, 22) further having an inner rounding at their ends facing the connection body which merges into the inner space, wherein the concave constriction of the legs (21, 22) defines a narrow point between the inner space and the rounding, and wherein the legs (21, 22) are designed in such a way that the mutually facing inner surfaces of the sections (70, 72) come into contact with one another at the narrow point when the plug-in contact is inserted into a contact receptacle.