Changing Savage barrel

[MartyK2500]

Tonight i have decided to take my savage barrel out.
As Jerry has announced my new ibi barrel was on the way, and insite arms are shipping my new 3/4 thread brake.

For starters, the viper barrel vise did an excellent job holding the barrel.
I was also happy i had not red loctited my steel 20 moa ATRS rail (as someone previously suggested me), as it would of been in the way to remove barrel nut.
Smooth barrel nut was easy to set free, using wheeler savage smooth nut wrench with brass shim. Got the wheeler square lug and round lug wrench too for my replacement barrel nut.

I had been warned to remove slowly and flush shavings with cleaner as i'd unscrew.
To my surprise, there we're no shavings, but a bunch of what it would seem miniature ball bearings, like a ton of them.
What's up with that?

Now it's just the re-install, i get conflicting threads, you tube videos and posts about it.
So far i would of simply installed my 308 GO GAUGE without removing extrator or ejector.
Would of torqued the barrel nut around 40 ft/lbs.
How does that info seem to you guys?

Also recoil lug has nothing to keep it indexed to receiver it would seem, any quick lug indexing tips?

 

[ajax]

Let us know how that ibi barrel shoots!

 

[MartyK2500]

Definitely
Will have it’s own thread once threaded on!

 

[Teotwawki]

Thinking of doing a similar swap with my rifle, any advice or do's / do not's for a fellow savage owner?

 

[MartyK2500]

What i can say

Jerry (Mystic Precision) is cool to deal with to purchase barrel. He can set you up with a savage prefit of your choice
Wheeler barrel nut wrench, removes factory smooth barrel nut without a scratch or a smear
Viper barrel vise did not leave a single mark on factory barrel parkerising
Remove factory barrel carefully, lot’s of grit in threads

What i can’t say

What barrel manf. makes best prefits
Torque to be applied on barrel nut
If extractor or ejector needs to be removed during headspacing

 

[338bigdog]

Criterion Makes a fine pre-fit prob the best i have seen. I torqued min to 45ft/lbs and never had one back off. Factory are way to tight. Always best to remove ejector and firing pin assembly from bolt for proper head space.

 

[*MALICE*]

IIRC the little balls are what they shot blast the barrelled action with. That's why they savage factory barrels are sometimes difficult to get off, because they install the nut, then shot blast, and the shot ends up between the barrel nut and barrel.

 

[cdn shooter]

No need to remove the extractor or firing pin to headspace.

 

[warrenb]

It is recommended to remove the firing pin when head spacing.

FWIW, My no go is a go gauge with 2 thou of tape and I don't remove extractor or firing pin.

 

[cdn shooter]

They say pull the firing pin so you dont damage it trying to fire on the gauge. Just dont pull the trigger on the gauge.

 

[MartyK2500]

Thanks for info
45 ft/lbs torque on nut
No need to strip bolt

Will start another thread concerning ibi barrel
Fit, finish, install, target results...