make in the Savage barrel lock nut and recoil lug. With my system of switching bar-
rels, the stock barrel channel must be enlarged suffi ciently to slide the barrel out beneath the mounted scope objec- tive lens. This often requires a medium to high scope mount where a larger than 42mm scope objective lens is used. A bolt-hole style action wrench also is required, which is available for all the actions I use. If not readily available, I make such wrenches, as was the case for the Weatherby Mark V triangularly positioned locking lugs. A good, padded barrel vise also is a necessary item. Any- way, these Savage rifl es were next in line for me as viable candidates, particularly the single-shot versions. I had a good working knowledge
of the Savage Models 112 and 12 dating back quite a few years. Then, in 2003 I got to know the Savage Model 12 even better. I attended a Colorado prairie dog hunt sponsored by Savage Arms. I was provided a Model 12 in caliber .223 Remington with the new Savage Accu- Trigger. I ended up owning this rifl e, and following testing, wrote an article on it and Savage Arms for the April 2004 VARMINT HUNTER Magazine®. PREPARING THE SAVAGE RIFLE FOR SWITCH BARRELING
If you are not qualifi ed as a gun-
smith, you can have much of the initial work done by someone who is quali- fi ed in converting the Savage rifl e to the switch-barrel method. Later you can change your own barrels fi tted and headspaced to that specifi c cartridge. To start the operation, removing the Savage 110 Series barrels is best per- formed using a special wrench that fi ts the barrel lock nut. This is accom- plished by holding either the barrel or action in a suitable barrel vise or ac- tion wrench. Breaking the initial bond between barrel and action on any rifl e will require upwards of 100 foot pounds of torque – sometimes much over 200 foot pounds. This would be similar to removing a very stubborn lug nut from an automobile wheel when changing a tire. Removing and installing barrels thereafter will require only about 40-80 foot pounds of torque … seldom more than 100 foot pounds. Where the barrel shoulder-to-receiver is fi t with preci- sion, some shooters claim to get decent accuracy with barrels screwed on hand
The Model 12 Savage shows three-point pillar bedding with added pillar at rear tang. This photo also shows position of new tang screw at rear of safety tab. This new pillar helped to strengthen the bedding system.
tight. While such low torque may work for some, tests that I have performed don’t bear this out. Proper cartridge headspace is best achieved with at least a moderate amount of torque. Under 25 foot-pounds is defi nitely on the low side and may not assure consistent cartridge headspace.
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