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last night I soaked my threads with liquid wrench, to aid the removal.
Tonight I clamped my action into my action vise and that into my workbench vise and with the aid of a 2ft breaker bar, I used my barrel nut wrench to loosen the nut. Worked pretty smooth, I must admit.
Now, how do I loosen the barrel?? Its certainly on ???more than "hand tight".
I was so concerned about how to loosen the barrel nut, I never thought about loosening the barrel itself...
Help appreciated!!
loosen your action wrench and you should be able to unscrew it by hand.
After you remove the front scope base screw...
that worked perfect. Thanks!
Besides learning how to remove a savage barrel, I learned one other thing.
There's no such thing as a dumb question, but there is such thing as feeling dumb after you get the answer!
Thanks again.
Anybody interested in a savage barrel?
become a member of the site and you can sell it on here. Was it the scope base screw or action wrench to tight?
I disagree, I've asked many dumb questions.Quote:
Originally Posted by loaders_loft
I find the answers to dumb questions that I experience myself! ...well....sometimes! LOL! ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by Fjold
No scope base installed, jUst had the action wrench super tight. What's the difference between my acct and a"member"?
You have a basci user account but buying a membership allows you to view the classifieds here on the board as well as tech articles.Quote:
Originally Posted by loaders_loft
Go to your profile and click on "Paid Subscriptions" on the left of the screen. From here you can pay for your membership.
Best $12 I've spent in a while.
Dolomite
It's all about 'MONEY'!Quote:
Originally Posted by loaders_loft
Maybe....... but it's still worth 12 bucks a year. ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by Dirk
Done! I don't know why anybody goes to the mall anymore. Money is so much easier to spend ONLINE!!
I am not a "member" yet, but I would sure rather give Savageshooters my $12 than the politicians. ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by Dirk
I think that's pretty unanimous here. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Woodser
I agree on online spending. One morning, I go to our local gunstore, he had some mag pouches, the kydex 5.11 ones. I purchased two doubles, and kept thinking I'm spending way too much.
I proceed to go home, and order about $350 of 5.11 gear at an online vendor... And no footwear or coats, either. ::)
I am having a heck of a time doing this as well. So i am not doing it wrong is the barrel nut a counter clock wise removal as well?
Yes, righty tighty, lefty loosey. Give the nut wrench a firm rap with a steel hammer, it'll let go after 2-3.Quote:
Originally Posted by sweepint
As viewed from the muzzle.
I'll probably do this too in a few months when the Shilen arrives and I was wondering why do you need to remove the front scope base screw? I looked at the article in the technical section and in the pictures, i could see that both scope mounts were still in place. No offense intended, I'm just confused and want to make sure I'm going to do this right without breaking anything. Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by dcloco
aint this sh!t fun :D
Sometimes the screws on the front scope mount are long enough to go thru the action and lock into the barrel threads. If you don't remove them the barrel won't spin out or the mount screw will bugger up the barrel threads as you remove the barrel.Quote:
I was wondering why do you need to remove the front scope base screw?
After you have removed the barrel, reinstall the scope mount. If you can see/feel the mount screws sticking thru, remove them and file them shorter until they don't protrude. After that, you won't need to worry about it for future swaps.
Yep!Quote:
Originally Posted by possum1
Got it, thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by BrentWin