Savage Barrel Upgrade- .243 to .308

[Ace Quackhunter]

Thanks much for the post and the offer. I have several Savage rifles and various barrels for them now so I am going to buy the tools and gauges I need to do it right. I don't reload as of yet, and I'm finding that 30-06 and .308 are much cheaper and more available so for now those are what I'll be shooting mostly. Thanks.

I have a couple of used savage barrels collecting dust, 308, 30-06 if you are interested let me know.

Ace

 

[Dutch Jennings]

I have a couple of used savage barrels collecting dust, 308, 30-06 if you are interested let me know.

Ace

Thanks for letting me know that Ace, and yes I'd be interested in the .308 barrel if you could provide some more details. I'd need it shipped to me in Virginia. Appreciate it!

 

[Muddyboots]

Take a hard look at the threads to see if one or two are buggered up a bit. Sometimes a front base screw can extend down through receiver and squash a thread which will definitely cause what you are feeling. Small rat-tail file can clean the thread up easily. It can be that simple.

Which is also a heads up to you to make sure screw lengths are correct in the bases to prevent this in future.

Yes, we all have stumbled over this at one time or another.