Requesting a little advice on barrels

[captainbarred]

Hey fellas,

I have a Savage 10 PC and love it, but it seems to keep evolving.

Recently I have been considering replacing the barrel with something longer, but at the ranges I shoot(local range only has out to 300 and I've never shot beyond 800) I don't feel I have any real need for anything more than the factory 20in barrel.

Despite this, I really want the barrel threaded.

So the question becomes whether I should just thread the barrel I have, or sell it and buy a barrel already threaded.

If I thread my existing barrel, suggestions on where to send it? If I go with a new barrel, suggestions on what to look for/at?

Keep in mind, as the Choate stock shows, I'm a cheap guy. :)

Any input?

Thanks in advance!

[stomp442]

Probably way cheaper to have your current barrel threaded. I would look for a local smith to do it for you to save time by not having to wait for things in the mail.

[RP12]

Keep in mind, as the Choate stock shows, I'm a cheap guy. :)

Any input?

Thanks in advance!

I'd say "economically clever" not cheap. LOL. If your happy with the accuracy of your rifle now, I would just have it threaded.

[captainbarred]

Probably way cheaper to have your current barrel threaded. I would look for a local smith to do it for you to save time by not having to wait for things in the mail.

I'm just worry a bit that if I take the barrel to a generic machine shop that they may miss something. Definitely want it trued to the bore so if I ever get out o fthis state I'd like to put a silencer on it. I figure either way I'll also need to take it off the action, in which case even adco only charges $65 for a threading... thinking a firearms specialist may know a bit better than a local generic machine shop....

Keep in mind, as the Choate stock shows, I'm a cheap guy. :)

Any input?

Thanks in advance!

I'd say "economically clever" not cheap. LOL. If your happy with the accuracy of your rifle now, I would just have it threaded.

Haha! I like that! "Economically Clever!" I am happy with the accuracy, that baby runs tight! I was thinking I could sell my used barrel to offset the cost of a new one but not sure many people would even want a 20in non threaded barrel....

[missed]

Most machine shops will not thread it. Technically you have to be a licensed gun smith to machine the barrel. Even though if you take them just the barrel that's just a tube at that point. If you have the detailed spec of the threading and crown any reputable machine shop should be able to carry out the task. I know the machinist that helps me is more knowledgeable about machining than any gun smith within 50 miles. I bring drawings run the machine at his guidance and the finished product is top notch.

[wildweeds]

I'm going to agree with missed,I work with 2 machinists that are top notch,both are gun nuts,fact is one of them worked as a hired gunsmith for an F class shooter,his job consisted of turning bullets out of bronze stock more than actually gunsmithing to hear him talk about it.I watched that guy make his own 10mm pistol cases out of aluminum roundstock last year after Newtown incident,He's also been working on machining an aluminum upper for a 9mm AR.Gunsmith is a repair man /customizer,Machinist can make the whole thing from scratch IMO.

[Hotolds442]

Find a used Hog Hunter barrel. Prethreaded, matching finish, matching contour. Sell your unthreaded barrel for what you pay for the Hog Hunter. It will sell, without a doubt. I'd jump on it myself.