After shooting to day , I was looking at my Savage bolt and I see what looks to me like it is tuching the end of the barrel. The gun shoots pretty good but I'll bet it would shoot better if it didn't tuch . What do you think ? I would fix it but I give my kids my lathe and they are 500 miles away . And on this gun I did away with the barrel nut and I think I need about .003 removed from the barrel. Target #5 sighter botton left is 8 shots .
"The gun shoots pretty good but".....
Like I already said (next door) Don't fix it if it ain't broke!!
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Did you chamber the barrel? The case should stick out about .125”-.130” (‘bout 1/8”) from chamber breech. If not, it’s been like that from the start, as the chamber doesn’t Grow longer over time.
I agree with Mikie. Don’t try to fix what ain’t broken. If you were still running the barrel nut, I’d say pull it & just hand file a few Thous off. But that dog won’t Hunt! Smellin’ what I’m steppin’ in partner?
Try some plasti-gauge on the bolt face. It's cheap and can be had at most any auto parts store.
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Yes I chambered the Barrel . My Kids have my lathe now and they are 500 moles away , the thing is I only test fired the barrel before they took the lathe . I really now think the marks on the bolt face is from closing the bolt on a empty chamber , because I had black on the bolt face when I test fired it and no marks .
Is the bolt hard to close on an empty chamber?
Clean the bolt face and matching area where it meets the bolt. Then put Dykem Steel Blue on the bolt face. If the bolt is touching the barrel, you will be able to easily see scratches on the bolt face where you applied the die.
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