savage mk2 barrel chop?

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hey, I have a savage mk2f and I have been thinking about chopping the barrel down a bit... is it at all legal to chop it shorter or am I stuck with it? I would love to chop it down to about 14 inches...
 
You cannot cut an existing barrel shorter than 18" (actually 457mm as per the criminal code) or your rifle becomes a prohibited weapon. OAL also has to stay above 26" (660mm), but that shouldn't be an issue with a bolt action rifle and an 18" barrel.

If you want a 14" barrel you will have to get an aftermarket one and install it on your receiver.


Mark
 
I keep seeing people putting 8 or 10 inch barrels on their 10/22's is this cause they are a totally new barrel that they can get away with this?

EDIT: lol wow... I missed the last half of that post wow.... ^ now I feel stupid....

does anyone make a new shorter barrel for the mk2?
 
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what I was planning on doing after shortening the barrel was to stick it on the lathe and thin it down so that its nice and light weight and then thread a 1 inch section close to the action, then build a "barrel cover" to go over top of the thinned out factory barrel... sort of like what the Tactical Solutions barrel is for the 10/22... just a steel liner in an aluminum pipe... would this be considered a new barrel? I doubt it but its worth asking about...
 
if I got a barrel liner like ones used to restore old 22 rifles, and then made my own barrel out of aluminum tube, would that be legal or is that not allowed cause its home made firearm parts or something stupid like that?
 
triple tap said:
if I got a barrel liner like ones used to restore old 22 rifles, and then made my own barrel out of aluminum tube, would that be legal or is that not allowed cause its home made firearm parts or something stupid like that?
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As noted by gunrunner100, you need to be a licensed manufacturer to make short barrels and they must be made from scratch, not cut down from an existing barrel, both of which stop a gunsmith from chopping one for you. A licensed manufacturer could make one as you describe, but you cannot.

You should note from my build thread above that the Savage barrel is pressed into the receiver and needed a serious amount of force to push it out. Regardless of how you acquire/make a new barrel, you need to get the old one out first and that wasn't trivial. The Savage barrel was never meant to be removed from the receiver once it was installed, it is not like the 10/22 where you can just unscrew the v-block and pull the barrel out of the receiver.

If you want it that bad, buy a shorty 10/22 barrel from Dlask, have them machine another extractor slot opposite the first one to work with your dual extractor bolt (the 10/22 has a single extractor, which is why I used a 77/22 barrel) and then go through the same steps I did to fit and install the barrel. Dlask could do all the work for you if you are not up to it, but it will cost money and take time.


Mark
 
ok so I can do what ever the hell I want to the barrel as long as it stays over 18 inches? but as soon as I go under 18 inch's i need to make a whole new barrel out of all new parts and i need to have a licence to do so? gotta love Canada's gun rules!!! :D
 
triple tap said:
ok so I can do what ever the hell I want to the barrel as long as it stays over 18 inches? but as soon as I go under 18 inch's i need to make a whole new barrel out of all new parts and i need to have a licence to do so? gotta love Canada's gun rules!!! :D
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Yep, that pretty much sums it up. Retarded seems like such an inadequate word to describe our laws.


Mark
 
ok i think ill just play the easy card and chop it to about 19 inches to get rid of the front sight and then do a re-crown... my plan to lighten it up was to lathe down the dia. of the barrel to take off extra steel, then make a light weight aluminum piece to fit over top sort of like the tactical innovations barrel for the 10/22... the problem i see with this is that i will be lathing off the savage arms markings and then covering it up... is that at all a problem?
 
triple tap said:
ok i think ill just play the easy card and chop it to about 19 inches to get rid of the front sight and then do a re-crown... my plan to lighten it up was to lathe down the dia. of the barrel to take off extra steel, then make a light weight aluminum piece to fit over top sort of like the tactical innovations barrel for the 10/22... the problem i see with this is that i will be lathing off the savage arms markings and then covering it up... is that at all a problem?
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If you stay over 18" it won't matter, the only number that is important is the serial number and that should be on the receiver itself.


Mark
 
triple tap said:
my plan to lighten it up was to lathe down the dia. of the barrel to take off extra steel, then make a light weight aluminum piece to fit over top sort of like the tactical innovations barrel for the 10/22...
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Just a caution: I'm no expert, but I could imagine ruining a barrel doing that. If I'm not mistaken, it is not simply a case of reducing the diameter of a cylinder of steel. Something about stress-relieving. Maybe. Or maybe your machining skills are up to the task, what do I know? :)
 
If you reduce the OD of the barrel the ID (bore) will get looser. Generally you want the tightest spot in the bore of the .22lr to be right at the muzzle. You will likely destroy both the accuracy and the resale value of the rifle.

Better off to just buy an FV-SR.

-Grant
 
Just chop it to a legal 18 1/4." I have done many, if you want to go shorter than that, there are better platforms to work with. I echo the sentiment above, machining/turning the outside of the barrel to any degree will likely ruin the accuracy of the gun (but maybe not, it is kinda a crap shoot)... I wouldn't do it.
 
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