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Muzzleloader Hunting
Custom smokeless Savage .45cal
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<blockquote data-quote="ATH" data-source="post: 422851" data-attributes="member: 1656"><p>I can't remember the barrel price, I think mid-300s to mid-400s? My breech plug, which allows me to use the shortened cases, was about $90 from Pete's Machine in PA. All of this in detail is available on Doug's Savage Board (run a quick google search for the URL).</p><p></p><p>Regarding barrel swap -- the beauty of the Savage is you can change the barrels very easily. All you need is a $35 wrench and a homemade vise to hold the action while you do it (www. switchbarrel.com). Trick is you need to carefully heat it the first time, after that it's very very easy. With a "set-to" gauge (midway between a go and no-go gauge) I can swap back and for between my smokeless ML barrel and my .243Win barrel in about 10 minutes (scope on QR rings).</p><p></p><p>Ruger #1s and Rem700s have also been converted....but usually requires a smith or good machining knowledge.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ATH, post: 422851, member: 1656"] I can't remember the barrel price, I think mid-300s to mid-400s? My breech plug, which allows me to use the shortened cases, was about $90 from Pete's Machine in PA. All of this in detail is available on Doug's Savage Board (run a quick google search for the URL). Regarding barrel swap -- the beauty of the Savage is you can change the barrels very easily. All you need is a $35 wrench and a homemade vise to hold the action while you do it (www. switchbarrel.com). Trick is you need to carefully heat it the first time, after that it's very very easy. With a "set-to" gauge (midway between a go and no-go gauge) I can swap back and for between my smokeless ML barrel and my .243Win barrel in about 10 minutes (scope on QR rings). Ruger #1s and Rem700s have also been converted....but usually requires a smith or good machining knowledge. [/QUOTE]
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