J E Custom
Well-Known Member
I would say the vast majority of folks with pre-fit Savage barrels are happy. I have one on 300 WSM that shoots 1 inch at 300 yards and cleans up with no barrel brushing. It's fantastic. I'm taking it on a long range antelope hunt in September. I'm sure there can be problems, but I think I am hearing a little bias here.
Plus, If I send a barrel back to my pre-fit maker with a description of the issue. They would not tell me to kiss their a**. They would look at the barrel and replace if necessary or provide guidance on what my issue might be.
If It sounded bias I'm sorry, that was not the intent. The intent was to warn people of pre chambered barrels, not to talk them out of doing what they want or buying what they want,
I am also not trying to help the gunsmiths get any more work (They already have more than they can handle.
Do I have an opinion? absolutely ! I have seen so many botched pre chambered and pre threaded
barrels that I Personally will not do one. The reason is simple there is no way to predict what problems the barrel will arrive with.
I am glad you are happy with yours and I am sure others have had good luck with some of there's
but it is still a pig in a poke in my opinion.
I have one of the best barrel makers around that I buy from , and he makes pre fit and chambered
barrel but I won't use them because he cant fit the barrel to the action because he doesn't have it when making the barrel so he must cut the threads small enough to fit any action.
Sometimes the fit may be ok if the action threads are tight, but all to often they are lose and you are stuck ,You cant make them tighter. At least a smith can cut new threads (Done often) and fit the barrel to the action for a precision fit.
A sage old smith once told me that "If you cant find time to do a job right the first time where are you going to find time to fix it"
I am a do it your self person myself, but there are some things that need the skill of a craftsman and
I bow to there knowledge and let them do the work.
Just my opinion and experience talking (That is what this web site is for and you will get many opinions that you may not agree with) I just like to help people avoid the mistakes that I have made if I can.
Thanks for your comments.
J E CUSTOM