So recently I stumbled across a 700 with a Savage barrel.
Not knowing anything at all about Savage barrel specs I thought for sure some smith had recut the 700's threads.
What I discovered was they use same thread pitch just longer on Savage to accomodate locking ring.
A bit more digging I found this
http://www.accuracy-tech.com/remage-conversions-explained/
So my question is whats the catch? There must be a reason why this is not a practice commonly seen.
With the available high end 700 clone actions particularly those with integral recoil lugs and just about every barrel maker offering Savage barrels why are people not building at home more?
I for one would like to see bolt guns become more like AR's in respect to being able to order components you want and assemble in garage on the weekend.
AO6
Not knowing anything at all about Savage barrel specs I thought for sure some smith had recut the 700's threads.
What I discovered was they use same thread pitch just longer on Savage to accomodate locking ring.
A bit more digging I found this
http://www.accuracy-tech.com/remage-conversions-explained/
So my question is whats the catch? There must be a reason why this is not a practice commonly seen.
With the available high end 700 clone actions particularly those with integral recoil lugs and just about every barrel maker offering Savage barrels why are people not building at home more?
I for one would like to see bolt guns become more like AR's in respect to being able to order components you want and assemble in garage on the weekend.
AO6