Tales of a "butcher" 'smith - chopping a barrel on the cheap

[Newtosavage]

That's very interesting. Sub-1" groups from a hacksaw and a knife to deburr the muzzle. LOL.

I'm never going to worry about this again.

But I will ask - has anyone noticed that Savage barrels are harder than others? The only ones I have to compare my Savage barrel to are two Beman air rifles and my Ruger 77 stainless barrel (that I would expect to be softer than a carbon steel barrel).

[WV1951]

stainless barrel (that I would expect to be softer than a carbon steel barrel).

Not necessarily. Try to cut stainless with a hacksaw, or file stainless with a mill file.