Shilen and Savage Barrels
Shilen does drop-in barrels for Savage. You pick the caliber, barrel length and finish. They don't do fluting. They quoted me a six-month lead time back at the end of June. I received it in early August. Unfortunately, the end of the barrel was dinged when I got it - a couple of big nicks in it. No damage to the packaging. I called and e-mailed them. Can't say they were happy about it, but they didn't hassle me either. I sent it back and a little over two weeks later had the barrel. To this day I don't know if they were able to re-finish the crown or if they did a new barrel. I left that to their expertise and told them as long as I couldn't tell then I didn't care. I head-spaced it fairly snug on a virgin .221 Rem brass that was formed in a Redding .17 Mach IV form die - an Adam Bentley trick that is just about perfect for forming 20 VT brass. I have up to five firings on some cases now. Shoulder has moved less than .002 and have yet to even think about trimming.
The stock is a Boyd's thumbhole. It was one of the few aftermarket stocks available to fit the older 4.2 screw spacing. While it was a perfect drop-in fit, and finished pretty nicely, I hogged it out for a Devcon bedding job and sanded and sealed all the interior surfaces - including the vents. Also used Birchwood Casey "stock sheen" to give it a little finer finish - but for $100 I have no complaints at all about the Boyd's stocks.
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Does shillen sell rifled blanks only or will they cut the chamber, thread, and leave long for headspace?