My thoughts (free, and worth every penny you paid):
What is it really worth to you?
From a strictly financial viewpoint, if you are only ever going to swap one barrel, probably not worth purchasing the tooling.
If you do more than one, it's probably worth it, again, from a strictly financial perspective
However, there is another factor that cannot really be measured, and that is your own gratification. The satisfaction of successfully doing it yourself and building yourself a safe and effective accurate firearm for whatever your intended purpose is can not be underestimated. Even if you only do it once, you can likely sell the tools (presuming they are in good condition) later and not lose a whole lot of money.
If you get bitten by the "Savage bug" after doing this once...all bets are off.
(Can you say, "Hello, my name is [your name here] and I am a Savage addict?")
There are a lot of folks in Ohio who belong to this forum....perhaps one of them would be generous enough to offer their time and the use of their tooling to help you do your first barrel swap. Then you could a) have the DIY experience and satisfaction, and b) make the decision about purchasing your own tooling when you figured out if this is someting you would repeat.
By the way. I would search on the forum for some of the posts on changing barrels. Most folks agree that usually a barrel vise is not needed. Although I have one (bought it for a recalcitrant Mauser that ultimately, would not shed its barrel at all - but that's another story for another time), I generally have used an action wrench and a barrel nut wrench to do my barrel changes. Do a bit more reading before you invest in tools to keep you from buying stuff you may not need.
If you pay your $15.00 for a year's paid membership, you would have access to the classifieds. There, one can often find good barrels for less money, and sometimes the tools needed. If you are not in a hurry, what you want will eventually show up.
If you were near me, I'd be happy to come over with my tools and help you with your first barrel swap.
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