After market parts..

[Eric A]

Mmmmhmmmmm.

Not many people have the proper tools to remove a pressed in barrel.......

Yep...I realize this...but the same holds true for threaded barrel center fire rifles such as the Remington 700 and you see plenty of after market barrels for that rifle..I would think there would be there would be several gunsmiths in this country...who could make a steady living changing out Mark 2 and 93 barrels to after market match grade barrels..

[J.Baker]

Yep...I realize this...but the same holds true for threaded barrel center fire rifles such as the Remington 700 and you see plenty of after market barrels for that rifle..I would think there would be there would be several gunsmiths in this country...who could make a steady living changing out Mark 2 and 93 barrels to after market match grade barrels..

You'd be thinking wrong. For starters, none of the Remington 700 barrels on the market are screw on and go - they all require fitting by a gunsmith. The only exception would be the Remage barrels Jim Briggs sells that are designed to use a nut like a Savage, but they're an oddity and not the norm. Secondly, the demand for replacement Savage barrels is all but non-existent. Just because you want one doesn't mean there's a market for them. I've been running this site for nearly 13 years now and I can count the number of times someone's asked about aftermarket rimfire barrels for a Savage on one hand with fingers to spare. On top of that, anyone willing to spend the money do buy one will probably want something specific so it just makes sense for the gunsmith to start from a raw blank.

[Eric A]

You'd be thinking wrong. For starters, none of the Remington 700 barrels on the market are screw on and go - they all require fitting by a gunsmith. The only exception would be the Remage barrels Jim Briggs sells that are designed to use a nut like a Savage, but they're an oddity and not the norm. Secondly, the demand for replacement Savage barrels is all but non-existent. Just because you want one doesn't mean there's a market for them. I've been running this site for nearly 13 years now and I can count the number of times someone's asked about aftermarket rimfire barrels for a Savage on one hand with fingers to spare. On top of that, anyone willing to spend the money do buy one will probably want something specific so it just makes sense for the gunsmith to start from a raw blank.

I didn't make my self clear about the after market barrels for the 700 Remington...I know that threaded barrels being fitted to this rifle need to be installed by a gunsmith due to Head spacing issues...but there is still a whole bunch of barrel makers for this rifle...Lilja makes for example barrels for Ruger and CZ bolt rimfire rifles...I would think they would make an after market barrel for the Savage rimfire as well..maybe I'm just thinking out loud..And I think your right about posts regarding after market rimfire barrels for Savage rimfires on this forum ...due to the fact this is mainly a forum of centerfire shooters...so the percentage of questions about this would be small as compared to posts on this subject over at Rimfire Central over the last decade....Anyways I've been corrected by you regarding Savage rimfires and after market barrels..thanks for the insight from your knowledge on Savage firearms..