Can a Remington 700 barrel be re-threaded to fit a small shank Savage action?
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Can a Remington 700 barrel be re-threaded to fit a small shank Savage action?
Only if there is enough shank to machine a new tenon after the original tenon is cut off.
This would of course mean a complete rechambering.
What is the dimension that you need to thread a barrel for a Savage small shank? I am looking for the length and diameter.
Bill
done a couple, but they were Hart and Douglas, making it worth the expense.
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Originally Posted by bsekf
1.350 length of threads.
This is with the thread major diameter continuing beyond the threads. If you are doing a barrel nut delete you woud need to calculate in the thickness of your recoil lug and the depth the barrel needs to be threaded into the reciever. I am thinking a depth mic would be useful but the dificulty is allowing for the torque of the barrel and the lost thounsandths here and there. I have always thought of having the lug ground to make the headspace correct would be the easiest for the home gunsmith. What...? I am rambling again?
I've done a bunch.
It's easy to cut the remington tennon off and turn and thread the shoulder down to fit a Savage small shank.
Remington factory barrels are tougher to get nice threads. I suspect it is due to the hammer forging. I also don't feel that the work done on a factory Rem barrel is worth the time since you still end up with a factory barrel.
I've also done a few custom barrels that have turned out very good. I've done Hart, Krieger, Douglas, and a couple Shilen. I picked most of them up from shot out benchrest rigs.
Like I said, if there's enough shank to cut a new tenon a 700 barrel will work.
My favorite Remington contours don't have enough shank but then I prefer sporter or lighter contour barrels over the truck axles.
The only savings gleaned from using a used 700 barrel is the difference in price of a new barrel over what you pay for the used one.
You still have all the same machining to do to a used barrel as you would a new one and you still have a used barrel.
False economy unless the used barrels are nearly free IMO.