Is this a crazy idea????

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I'm going to be buying a new precision rifle and looked at the Savage 10FCP in McMillan stock. Problem is that the barrel is 26" long and I would much rather a 24" barrel.
Question is if I buy the gun, will sending it to a gunsmith to have it cut down to 24" and then recrowned affect accuracy in a negative way? Don't want to spend all that money on a new rifle and then cut the barrel and ruin the gun.
It will be .308 caliber.

Any of you guys know about this?
 
Yeah, but that's the only way to get the Mc stock in the 24" barrel. It should only cost about $80 or so to have it done. Just as long as no accuracy loss, I don't mind.
 
heiko said:
I'm going to be buying a new precision rifle and looked at the Savage 10FCP in McMillan stock. Problem is that the barrel is 26" long and I would much rather a 24" barrel.
Question is if I buy the gun, will sending it to a gunsmith to have it cut down to 24" and then recrowned affect accuracy in a negative way? Don't want to spend all that money on a new rifle and then cut the barrel and ruin the gun.
It will be .308 caliber.

Any of you guys know about this?
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No, crowning is a good idea. Shortening it 2" seems pointless to me personally but whatever you want, go for it. Shoot it as is first before you spend money on it. Bedding it is probably all you need to do.

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You might want to check into what kind of Mc stock it is. There are a lot of synthetic stocks that are crap. Obviously Mc is excellent, but are you really getting a big dollar fiberglass hand layed stock for whatever you are paying, or is it something else? And is it the right stock. It's rare to find a factory stock that has the correct fit for the buyer and their sight preferences. Those are the kinds of issues I would look at.
 
The Savage 10FP HS Precision comes with a 24" barrel and an HS Precision 'tactical' stock. It's a bit cheaper too. The only difference between the two is who made the stock. It'd be less fuss than having the 26" barrel cut.
 
I'm no gunsmith but cutting and recrowning a barrrel with a shallow counterbore type "target crown" is not hard to do.

I had an old Savage 112 in .243 that had had a lot of use and the muzzle end of the barrel was not in good shape. I cut it back two inches, recrowned it and it shot much better.

I crowned the barrel while it was still attached to the action. My lathe has a large enough spindle bore to pass the barrel right thru. I then wedged the barrel at the outside end so it wouldn't "wobble" and did the operation at a low speed. No fuss, no muss done in a half hour.
 
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