A good option is to buy a Cabella Only others) Savage 12FV. That comes with the old style nut and a good heavy what Savage calls Varmint contour and I call HB (vs Bull) barrel (keep or sell). Various times on sale 50 and 100 off and or Savage Rebates get the cost down to 390 range or less.
note: Model 10T has the smooth nut.
For my project it took some looking to get a used one with a segmented barrel nut (and the Acu trigger). Stock is good for now as well.
Some of the good deal can get you the chassis and take it from there. I believer this is a pin hole on the bottom of the nut to index in. No good reviews on tools for it.
If you cut one off you want to be pretty careful and or used to doing that type of work as damage to the barrel threads negates selling it (or big price drop)
Pipe wrench might be the best way, have not tried it (hope not to!)
Keep in mind that if you distort the nut it can/will bind so its not a slam dunk.
I would want a segmented nut (or smooth) on hand to cross check depth if cut with thickness of the nut.
I do that sort of thing and was not keen to try it!
I suspect the smooth nut is a looks thing (also may be Savage attempt to keep us from taking barrel off!)
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