Savage 338 Lapua barrel

[Ludicrous]

Where have all you Savage 338 Lapua owners purchased your replacement barrels?

[bodywerks]

Bartlein. I have my Smith shoulder it like a Remmy.

[Ludicrous]

Lol. (You know you said that on a Savage forum...) Possibility I could do that but what are the benefits?

[bodywerks]

It's bartlein. Nuff said. Plus a shouldered barrel tends to be heavier. And weight's your friend on a 338lm.

[stangfish]

I would like to see a seperate thread on this one gentlemans accurracy problem and try to help the OP Ludicrous who looking for a barrel on this thread.

Body makes a good point and as long as you use the same action, bolthead and recoil lug with your shouldered barrel you can still swap barrels back and forth if you must. It is really no big deal with the exception of a slight cost difference.

[thomae]

Stangfish: Thanks for noticing. Off topic posts were moved to a new thread here (http://www.savageshooters.com/showthread.php?26007-338-Lapua-Accuracy-problems).

:focus: Now we return you to your regularly scheduled topic:

[sinman]

I use Brux blanks and keep the barrel nut.

[rotts4u]

I am thinking of doing the same thing on my 338 as well. I jsut sent emails to several of the main barrel producers ill update the pose once I find out some details or make a purchase

[rotts4u]

I contacted several of the barrel suppliers mentioned here and on other threads. So far Mcgowan said they can supply one but wants me to send the rifle to them for install and currently they are 14-16 weeks out on a 338. Brux said they don't make any savage profits and instead make blanks that need to go to a gunsmith to be chambered, installed etc etc. So far I am not having much luck

[nso123]

Go to bugholes.com for the barrel. They have several different .338 barrel blanks in stock. I use Robert Snyder (RWS Gunsmithing) to chamber barrels for me. His turn around is usually about 8 weeks or so and his work is outstanding.

[sinman]

Brux will send you to me if you want a Savage prefit.

[jc]

I am going to have benchmark build mine. I bought one of their prefits in 300 wsm and love it. A couple buddies have had them do 338s for them with great luck.

[rotts4u]

I just received my Pac Nor barrel for my Savage 110HS in 338. I plan to shoot it today. Ill let you all know how it does