I picked up am old Savage 340 triple deuce and the barrel has some pits in it and I have removed probably 50 years of fouling, gonna shoot it tomorrow if I can, but I was wondering where a guy could get an after market barrel chambered in .222 Rem that would fit the 340 action?? No, I wont be putting a .223 barrel on it, as I already have a few boxes of ammo for it. Anybody?
Savage 340 .222 Remington
- Thread starter Cole
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You need to find a blank and have a smith rebarrel it. Look in the EE or find a sponsor that sells the barrels. Lots to consider when choosing a new barrel. When you find what you want find a smith and he will do the rest. Approximately $200-$250 for labour and the barrel can be anywhere from $400-$1000+ with all the different options out there. Hope it helps.
Muckwa
Muckwa
Just shoot it and see how it shoots, you might be surprised. My best shooting 7mm mag has pits and it shoots under an inch all day long with a dirty barrel. I used to keep it clean and decided to let it get dirty and it worked out. The groups shrank and now I don't clean it at all and it probably has 500 or 600 rounds through it and still shooting straight.
If the pitting is minimal, fire lapping might help to clean up the barrel somewhat.
http://www.ktgunsmith.com/firelapping.htm
http://www.ktgunsmith.com/firelapping.htm
HOLY CRAP !!! I shot the gun last evening after cleaning the hell out of it and then mounting and boresighting it with an old fixed 10x bushnell I had layin around and the damn old gun keeps them all in 1 inch @100yds!! Un-real ! ! ! I was using Winchester Super-X 52gr SP ammo and I am just shocked!!! I think I will wait until I get a good set of dies and try a few handloads through it before deciding to get a new barrel.
I used a whole pack of cleaning patches and almost all of what I have left of a bottle of Sweets 7.62 and about a quarter of a roll of paper towel wiping off the cleaning rod cleaning this old gun. The gunk that came out of that barrel looked like used old grease from an axle! But it shines now!! Thanks for the advice guys !! !
I used a whole pack of cleaning patches and almost all of what I have left of a bottle of Sweets 7.62 and about a quarter of a roll of paper towel wiping off the cleaning rod cleaning this old gun. The gunk that came out of that barrel looked like used old grease from an axle! But it shines now!! Thanks for the advice guys !! !
That's the thing about the 222 as well, they seem to shoot well in just about anything in any condition! So a decent rifle like the 340, combined with the sweetheart triple deuce, should be a pleasure at the range, or plucking off game!!
Congrats on the good buy, and happiness with your decision!!!
Congrats on the good buy, and happiness with your decision!!!
One of these was also my first centrefire varmint gun. If you reload for it start out with 19.5 gr. of I4198 and either 50 or 52 grain bullets. In the day I knew someone who made up bullets based on used .22 rimfire cases and my gun would shoot under an inch. This was back in the early 60's when my shooting skills were far less than they are today.
Jim
Jim
