[jbpmidas]

What's it take to do this? I have read it can be DIY.

 

[nonnieselman]

action wrench, and a barrel nut wrench..

And some elbow grease if its a factory gun..

With a new barrel your gonna need a headspace gauge. (go gauge)

 

[jbpmidas]

How much for those tools?

 

[Stumpbud]

The job should be easy and straight forward if you have the tools there are videos also to help with it.

 

[BuckNasty]

I've seen it done in videos in 5 min, I bet that wasn't nearly their first time tho

 

[jbpmidas]

So, are all the Savage centerfire bolt actions the same? I know in short action there is a 10, 11, and 12. Do these use the same tools and accept the same barrel?

 

[Stumpbud]

Bergara Barrels even makes a barrel for the Remington 700 with a barrel nut like a Savage that you can install at home with a minimal amount of tools. http://www.bergarabarrels.com/bergarabarrels/

 

[jbpmidas]

That's interesting! Have you used one? What kind of groups?

 

[Stumpbud]

No I haven't had to use one yet, I still have a good gunsmith for now but you never know when it will come that I will have to start doing all of my own stuff.

 

[jbpmidas]

I like doing my own, if I can. I watched their videos and it looks to be doable! I'm just wondering how they compare to Shilen and Krieger and such. It would be $340 for the barrel plus shipping.
Then, I'm guessing $100 in tools and guages.

 

[Stumpbud]

I hear they shoot well, most gunsmiths don't say much because it makes them loose work. I think I will put one on later just to do a build on my own.

 

[jbpmidas]

I have a long action 700. I want a .308, so I'll have to get rid of the .30-06 first, then I'm good to go.

 

[Stumpbud]

I have a 700 chambered in 7mm Mag and I'm thinking about turning it into a 300 Win mag, I wish we were closer we could do them at the same time and save a little money. Remington and Savage both use the same action wrench so it would'nt be too bad.

 

[jbpmidas]

Why do you want to swap from 7mm to .30?

 

[Stumpbud]

Just want to go with a heavy barrel and thought I would try a 300 win mag for a while.

 

[jbpmidas]

With that Bergara system, you could swap between calibers.

 

[Rw]

Ive read about plenty of people doing that with factory savage barrels, its easy enough if you have the tools.

 

[jbpmidas]

What is the advantage to stainless over chrome moly or vice-versa?

 

[DEADEYE 1]

The chrome moly might be in the white with no finish and you would have to blue it, parkerize it or paint it. The stainless would be more resistant to rust and you would not have to finish it My stainless guns shoot good but some people prefer blued steel. I can,t recall ever spooking a deer since hunting with a stainless rifle for the last 8 years, but I suppose that it is possible if you were in direct sunlight. One difference that I have noticed is if I hunt on a drizzly wet day, I don,t feel the need to take my stock off at night when I come in from hunting, but I always took my stock off when I hunted with my older blued steel gun after a rainy hunt. I still wipe a lubricated rag over the outside surface even with a stainless rifle. They are more rust resistant but they can spot or tarnish if exposed to water or prolonged humidity.