Savage Guru gunsmith

[Flat Land Coaxer]

I am looking for a professional gunsmith to do some work on a savage rifle for me. Are there any savage specialists out there? Drop some contacts if you know. Thank You

[Blue Avenger]

Sharpshooter on here is one

[Dave Hoback]

Curious what you are looking to have done?

[Flat Land Coaxer]

Im looking for someone to make my 17 Remington feed from a magazine as it should. "Adjust the feed lips," or go single shot are the only solutions I have found from non-professionals through my own research. That will not suffice.

[Blue Avenger]

feed ramp, like an AR15

[Flat Land Coaxer]

The issue is how far the feed ramp is from the shell in the mag.

[Flat Land Coaxer]

Ar15 feed ramps are part of the barrel. An axis is part of the action. Not even close to the same design.

[sharpshooter]

That's why you need a feed ramp cut on the chamber mouth of the barrel......just like an AR-15.

[Flat Land Coaxer]

Im not about to rechamber that barrel after grinding it all up. Ive not heard that as a feeding solution from anyone before so it must not be widely practiced on bolt actions.

[Robinhood]

Flat lander, you asked for a Gunsmith. You asked for a Savage Specialist. Sharpshooter is the renowned Savage Gunsmith. You could not have received more sound advice for your Savage.

[Flat Land Coaxer]

If the suggestion is to cut the barrel just like an ar15, that is not sound advice as is is 100% different design than a bolt action barrel. If you meant cutting a single ramp into the shank, Im all ears.

[Darryle]

Is your rifle centerfeed or staggerfeed?

Sounds like you are not following the advice that Fred has offered, there are not many, if any that qualify more than him. I suggest you reach out to him and schedule having him fix the issue.

[sharpshooter]

Maybe I mislead you by calling it a feed ramp... it is actually a feed cone. For some reason I can't get the pic to post.

[Dave Hoback]

Here’s an example. This is an AR barrel before the barrel extension is screwed on. Clearly shows the feeding “cone” unlike a typical Savage barrel.

https://i.ibb.co/Bg55NWN/6-D593852-3-D51-4-BAE-B998-A2-A21333353-E.png (https://ibb.co/MRxx6w6)

[Robinhood]

Let me try this.
this drawing shows a feeding cone in a bolt action.
https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fi338.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn4 20%2Fjoe1944usa%2F308Chamber.jpg&f=1&nofb=1

[Flat Land Coaxer]

Cutting this barrel like that would make it far past too short if theres even enough shank there to do that. I called 4 barrel manufacturers before buying this shilen and every single one of them ensured me that this barrel would work and it sure dont. Kinda feel like I got screwed by shilen in a couple ways.

[Blue Avenger]

Cutting this barrel like that would make it far past too short if there's even enough shank there to do that.

Pretty sure you and I went to different physics classes. There is no length change. Just a slight Chamber re-shape.

[wbm]

Sounds like you are not following the advice that Fred has offered, there are not many, if any that qualify more than him. I suggest you reach out to him and schedule having him fix the issue.

+1

[mattri]

I may be way off base but Fred mentioned that the cartridge in the mag is too far away from the feed cone cut into the barrel- would a spacer at the back of the mag help? Trim the floor plate and keep the cartridge up at the front of the mag?

[Dave Hoback]

I may be way off base but Fred mentioned that the cartridge in the mag is too far away from the feed cone cut into the barrel- would a spacer at the back of the mag help? Trim the floor plate and keep the cartridge up at the front of the mag?

I had thought on that myself mattri. But I wasn’t sure it was all that far to begin with. If it’s anything like doing a 223 in a standard short Action box than I can’t see why that wouldn’t be help.