I need a little help please!!

Hello all!! it has been years since I have viewed this forum (had to make a new account because I forgot my other). Anyways, I have a bit of a dilemma. I've had a rifle barrel sitting around for years and finally bought a donor gun at a pawnshop(Savage 10 .243) but I am going to rebarrel to a .308( that's the barrel chamber!). BUT it doesn't fit :confusion:. I remember when I ordered the barrel I had it ordered for a savage 111. it was chambered in .270 and I thought I did my research. both are small shank correct?? I thought I had the barrel ordered to fit a factory savage action and "standard" small shank. But that's not the case, it is SLIGHTLY larger than the factory barrel. The thread pitch is same on both though. I'm just lost here.


I also cannot remember the manufacture of barrel, all is stamped on it is "308 win" on face of barrel also "12" as in 1-12 twist. Is it common for manufacturer not to stamp name on it??? I have a $300+ barrel I know hardly anything about other than its 26" long and doesn't contour. :confusion:

I was wondering if anyone can give me any information to help me out with my problems. I will include pictures also (as soon as I remember how) Thank you!!!

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pls measure the diameter of the barrel
1.055 is small shank
1.120 is large shank

best way I have to measure by my junkie caliper is giving me 26.5mm or 1.043 inches on factory barrel
and 28.2mm on big barrel equals to 1.11 inches ( I know these aren't perfectly correct but its close enough to tell me that its a barrel for a large shank action and I have a small shank receiver)

great!!! so whomever made this barrel messed up because I swear all I remember is being on the phone with the guy saying that I needed a small shank barrel.

now I need to know who made the barrel so I can sell it or something because its not what I need

If you have access to a good gunsmith or machine shop they may can recut it to the small shank diameter.

Cool! I didn't think about that, but it makes sense. they'll only have to cut it down enough to fit barrel nut and action. Things are starting to look up :smug: