Originally Posted by
82boy
On the rimfires, the barrels are pinned in not threaded. A match chamber for a rimfire is different than whats considered match for a centerfire rifle. Obviously you cant neck turn a rimfire. many people have match chambers cut into rimfire barrels, it is a special reamer. My understanding of it is the reamer cuts the chamber so that the bullet will be seated into the lands, and the barrel is head spaced for a certain rim thickness. I would say that this would defiantly lock you into a one brand of ammo.
With the roughness of a factory Savage, and the amount of work needed to complete this work, if I was to go to that trouble I think I would consider a match grade barrel. If you don't mind me asking what does you smith charge for this work? I can not say I have ever heard of anyone doing this work to a Savage. Please let us know how it does, I have been curious as to what it would do.
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