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Post by dannoboone on Jun 16, 2011 21:13:39 GMT -5
What if there was a company making barrels to fit Savage actions (threaded small shank, and possibly threaded large shank), and possibly a barrel blank for $250 or less, would you be interested?
And what if there was a company making barrels to fit Remington actions with the addition of a barrel nut, made to easily do head spacing like the Savage? Again, would you be interested? (This would probably be $259 + $28 for the barrel nut.)
Does anyone know of a 'smith or a machinist who has a lathe which can be dead centered both at the crown and breach who would be willing to do the machining for a reasonable rate?
These would be .45 or .40 barrels.
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Post by sinarms on Jun 16, 2011 21:23:06 GMT -5
Most barrel blanks if not all that cost under $200 are going to be lesser quality than the factory Savage barrel. I don't really see a gain in using a cheap barrel.
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Post by dannoboone on Jun 16, 2011 21:42:04 GMT -5
Most barrel blanks if not all that cost under $200 are going to be lesser quality than the factory Savage barrel. I don't really see a gain in using a cheap barrel. 1.) It is not less than $200. 2.) The CF barrels are getting far less than MOA accuracy.
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Post by sinarms on Jun 17, 2011 11:48:09 GMT -5
If you figure in what it cost to thread a barrel then I would say the barrel blank would be less than $200. What brand blanks are you talking about then? A factory Savage centerfire will usually shoot 1/2-3/4 moa
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Post by rangeball on Jun 17, 2011 12:55:06 GMT -5
A factory Savage centerfire will usually shoot 1/2-3/4 moa A standard their SML barrels can't seem to stand up to for the most part. Plus they aren't offered in a .45 which many seek when going the custom route. If the price point danno is suggesting, if they shoot I bet they would become a very popular choice.
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Post by lwh723 on Jun 17, 2011 14:41:19 GMT -5
Now with savage-barrels dropping prefits, I would be interested. I'm considering buying a lathe (something I've always wanted to do) to sort of start doing this stuff on the side, but the odds of that happening soon are low. Not to mention, there would be a learning curve.
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Post by lwh723 on Jun 17, 2011 14:44:56 GMT -5
Additionally, I really don't think it takes much of a barrel to shoot well in these muzzle loaders(as evidenced by the crappy factory savage barrels). As long as they're tight at the muzzle with a good crown and not grossly overbored, I bet just about any aftermarket is going to give near MOA accuracy (which is plenty good for most people).
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Post by edge on Jun 17, 2011 17:33:08 GMT -5
IMO, RB had the right idea!
The Savage plug takes a lot of machining to match the plug. I would just bore and thread for a 5/8 - 18 thread and make a new BP from a grade 8 bolt and be done with it! A few more threads and the strength stays the same and a tap that most shops would carry anyway.
Much less hassle and if someone made an easy to replicate plug it could be just as universal.
edge.
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Post by lwh723 on Jun 17, 2011 18:31:18 GMT -5
IMO, RB had the right idea! The Savage plug takes a lot of machining to match the plug. I would just bore and thread for a 5/8 - 18 thread and make a new BP from a grade 8 bolt and be done with it! A few more threads and the strength stays the same and a tap that most shops would carry anyway. Much less hassle and if someone made an easy to replicate plug it could be just as universal. edge. Are there any patent issues with someone doing that? I mean doing it and then selling them?
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Post by Jon on Jun 17, 2011 20:48:38 GMT -5
I've had a member on the board let me borrow a RB plug and I came up with a slightly modified plug that would be easy to adapt to a Remington, Savage, vent liner or, bushing that would be easy to change at home. This with very few mods would fit all of the above both 45 or 40 and be a lot easier to fit, It could easily be set up with a head space gage to make installation easy, and be easy to fine tune. Trying to get someone to do the machine work on a limited basis in a timely manor so far has been impossible. Jon
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Post by 12ptdroptine on Jun 17, 2011 20:51:42 GMT -5
Not being smarta$$ed here .....but seem's like an awful lot of "what-If's" to get properly lined up Drop
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Post by edge on Jun 18, 2011 8:41:07 GMT -5
IMO, if folks want to use the Savage plug then it needs to be done on a cnc lathe. Make one good one and the rest fall into place with only tool wear to worry about. If one dimension is correct then they all will be within tolerance.
edge.
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