Rechamber a Savage barrel?

[GrumpyGuns]

Got a question for you all. What is involved in rechambering a factory barrel? Currently my Stevens is a 223 without swapping the barrel how difficult would it be to ream it to 223ai? Would I need to have a thread or 2 cut off or would I be able to ream it and still get the headspace right without any other hassle?

[LongRange]

A smith could easily do that but why would you not just buy a prefit chambered in 223AI?

[GrumpyGuns]

A new barrel is on the wish list. Just was curious what was involved on a straight rechamber.

[LongRange]

Depending on the smith $100 to $250 bucks but i wouldnt waste the money on a factory barrel id save and buy a nice prefit.

[dpollard]

I just ordered a Criterion 22-250 AI for $329 to my door. I wouldn't mess with recahmbering. Save your money and buy a quality pre-fit IMHO.

[CriterionBarrels]

Got a question for you all. What is involved in rechambering a factory barrel? Currently my Stevens is a 223 without swapping the barrel how difficult would it be to ream it to 223ai? Would I need to have a thread or 2 cut off or would I be able to ream it and still get the headspace right without any other hassle?

It's doable, but a gunsmith would likely charge a good portion of what a new replacement barrel would cost for the service.

[GrumpyGuns]

Fair enough gents. Will be bumping the new barrel to the top of the list after the holidays. Thanks again.

[Robinhood]

Realizin you may never return to read this...you could sell your current barrel for about 70 dollars or more on this or another forum to help offset the cost of the new one.

[Hotolds442]

One thread (.050") is usually turned off the barrel and then rechambered when doing an AI conversion.

[GaCop]

Depending on the smith $100 to $250 bucks but i wouldnt waste the money on a factory barrel id save and buy a nice prefit.If your factory barrel has a history of being a tack driver, I'd do It. If so so accuracy, go after market barrel.

[GrumpyGuns]

Realizin you may never return to read this...you could sell your current barrel for about 70 dollars or more on this or another forum to help offset the cost of the new one.

I probably couldn't get that much for it as I cut it back to 18" awhile back. No big deal though keeping the old barrel just gives me more options lol. The funniest part is I have had this rifle for 8 years and I have been trying to rebarrel it from the get go but every time I get ready to push the button I fall in love with a different chambering haha.

[handirifle]

IMHO going to an 223AI with an 18" barrel from anyone is a waste of money. The powder needs a barrel to burn in. I seriously doubt MOST powders would be fully burned from a standard 223 in an 18" barrel. Short barrels have their use, but gaining velocity isn't usually one of them.