Savage without grooves

[HuntnID]

I have an older Savage 111. It has no grooves in the barrel nut. I was interested removing the barrel. Can it not be done? I have read that a pipe wrench would work. Would it?

[LHitchcox]

The early smooth nut that you have should have a hole drilled in the bottom for a pin spanner to fit into. So the choices for removal are 1-pin spanner, 2-hack saw the nut off, or 3-pipe wrench. Obviously 2 and 3 require a new barrel nut.

[HuntnID]

Okay. It says Savage 111. Would a Savage 110 Barrel be compatible with this?

[Uncle Jack]

There is another option. SSS sells a nut wrench that will accomodate both the new smooth barrel nuts and the older ones with the spanner hole.

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[Fjold]

Okay. It says Savage 111. Would a Savage 110 Barrel be compatible with this?

Yes, all the small shank barrel nuts for the models 10, 11, 16, 110, 111, 116, etc will all fit.

[geargrinder]

Okay. It says Savage 111. Would a Savage 110 Barrel be compatible with this?

I had one of those old J-era rifles with the smooth nut. You'd have to ask sharpshooter(Fred) if the wrench for the new nuts will take the old smooth nut off.

If all else fails, a pipe wrench will take any nut off.

[Uncle Jack]

I took one off a J Series last week with the new wrench. That's why I reccomended it several posts ago.

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[geargrinder]

Gotcha, I misunderstood.

When Savage brought the smooth nuts back they had the hole on the bottom, then they went all the way smooth.

When you said old smooth I didn't think you were talking about the J-era smooth ones. :)

[Uncle Jack]

SSS has two wrenches. One is configured with both of the grooved nuts and the other has holes for both the new smooth nuts and one with a small bolt that fits into the spanner hole on the old type.

http://www.sharpshootersupply.com/Tools.html

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[HuntnID]

Thank you to all. I got it off. I'm going to replace it with a grooved one.