Barrel nuts

[MPAChassisman]

Are you folks fans of the barrel nut configuration?

[JW]

Yes

[Nor Cal Mikie]

Yes. Wouldn't be a DIY without it.

[Robinhood]

Short answer, If you ever plan on changing the barrel yourself, yes.

[Nathan gravitt]

yes, you can literally change a barrel in 5-10 minutes with this set up, and barrels can move from action to action without machining barrels for headspace.

[SCAST65]

Why do you ask?

[Evlshnngns]

I like shouldered barrels more, but I don't want to pay for them.

[MPAChassisman]

Why do you ask?

I recently made my own barrel and eliminated the barrel nut. It was quite easy with the proper equipment. I just indicated the barrel linear and concentric within .0001 then did the rest of the operations. I have a Savage long action but chambered myself a 6.5CM as a test part before I do my 300WM barrel. I wrote a program for the turning and threading operations. I was just curious if other people liked the barrel but because I wasn't a fan.

[tobnpr]

It's a no-brainer that those of us with the equipment and expertise will work from a blank, and there's no reason to use a nutted barrel in that instance other than to use it on a different action as mentioned.

For the vast majority of Savage owners that don't object to the nutted barrel, it saves them a few bucks, and the time those of us that do this work in the shop- as well as switchbarrel ability if that's needed.

No difference in accuracy, either way it's done.

[Robinhood]

I like shouldered barrels more, but I don't want to pay for them.

Yessir.

[Deadshot2]

I like the barrel nut well enough that I added one to my Remington 700.

[geargrinder]

I recently made my own barrel and eliminated the barrel nut. It was quite easy with the proper equipment. I just indicated the barrel linear and concentric within .0001 then did the rest of the operations. I have a Savage long action but chambered myself a 6.5CM as a test part before I do my 300WM barrel. I wrote a program for the turning and threading operations. I was just curious if other people liked the barrel but because I wasn't a fan.

That's great, but you just married that barrel to that specific action.

The beauty of the barrel nut is that I can swap my barrels amongst my different actions. Simply run the barrel down on the gauge and tighten the nut. Done.

[Muddly]

A 110 with out the nut, is just another bolt action...

[Robinhood]

Who was that guy who holds a world record with a barrel nut Savage?

[SCAST65]

RE: I recently made my own barrel and eliminated the barrel nut. It was quite easy with the proper equipment.

I'm one of those at the other end of the spectrum,,,, No ~equipment~ whatsoever, but still able to take on a barrel replacement with a few readily-available hand tools.