its a .257 ackley and I'd like a 308, though the 358 win is interesting. I'd like to shoot lead.
My understanding of the the problem is that while they use the same bolt face, my gen 1 bolt has a protruding bolt face that makes it incompatible with the prefit barrels. So I was going to replace the bolt head, but savage changed the bolt body, firing pin, and a couple retaining pins between the very first guns and the more modern ones. So I need a new bolt, and when I add the bolt into the cost of a barrel, (not counting any tool I might need such as barrel and action wrenches) well it just stops making financial sense. I can get a ruger american or savage axis in 308, with a decent scope for less than a rebarrel at that point. Now it wouldn't be as nice, but $$'s tight at my house right now. New baby's spoiling all my plans for toys.
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