Hi all, About a year ago I received a whole bunch of stuff from my late grandfathers 'room' Among the stuff was a winchester p14 receiver, mag, trigger,and bolt, and also I found a savage? (US marked) barrel. The barrel screws right on nicely. The receiver has what looks like british proof marks, along with a star in a circle stamp and also MC5. And of course the winchester serial #..... What do I need to do to put this barrel on? where do I measure? What do I need to do? (I have access to machines if need be) Thanks all....
Headspace and barrel replacement
- Thread starter wd113
- Start date
Barrel installation requires the use of a properly fitting action wrench and barrel vise.
After the barrel has been installed to vertical index, proper headspace must be verified with a set of headspace gauges.
You may be further ahead to find a gunsmith with the proper tools and gauges to do the job.
After the barrel has been installed to vertical index, proper headspace must be verified with a set of headspace gauges.
You may be further ahead to find a gunsmith with the proper tools and gauges to do the job.
leebuilder
Regular
- Location
- Nova Scotia
Is the bolt numbered to the reciever? Is the breech face and barrel shoulder square? A bit more to it.
- Location
- Western Manitoba
This is pretty much the answer to "what do I need" - buy or make a proper fitting action wrench for that receiver, and a barrel vice for that barrel profile so that you can grab the barrel and action and turn them together without marking or twisting either. I have a selection of actions that were removed by putting a bar through the mag well and barrels that were pulled with a pipe wrench - DON'T DO THAT!! - all are twisted, marred and ruined. I believe the Pattern 1914 Enfield receiver will accept an internal action wrench, as well. Most military actions and barrels were made with an indexing mark on the bottom - tighten action and barrel together until those marks line up. That puts the iron sight bases / divots at Top Dead Centre, and 99% of the time on milsurps, that also sets the headspace within tolerance. Once there, then check the chamber / bolt headspace with appropriate headspace gauges for that cartridge. Always nice to check the bolt lugs contact in the receiver before screwing on the barrel.
