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Assemble My Own Rifle?
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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 2408036" data-attributes="member: 10291"><p>I went the pre-fit, do-it-yourself route a try a few years ago and am now going on my fourth barrel….IMO a great move! My initial motivation was the high shot volumes/barrel replacements consumed for PRS competition. I have used Savage and Bighorn actions. Doing it yourself saves time and money! I soon started on a hunting rifle. They have all worked out perfectly, with performance the same or better then my jobbed-out customs. I'm not a machinist, possessing only basic skills…….It's not difficult and can be performed with the tools you have listed. The most difficult part was removing original Savage barrels. I would add a pipe wrench to your list for used, throwaway take offs. Use a good anti-seize on the threads of the pre-fits. </p><p>[ATTACH]331377[/ATTACH][ATTACH]331378[/ATTACH][ATTACH]331379[/ATTACH][ATTACH]331382[/ATTACH][ATTACH]331383[/ATTACH][ATTACH]331380[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 2408036, member: 10291"] I went the pre-fit, do-it-yourself route a try a few years ago and am now going on my fourth barrel….IMO a great move! My initial motivation was the high shot volumes/barrel replacements consumed for PRS competition. I have used Savage and Bighorn actions. Doing it yourself saves time and money! I soon started on a hunting rifle. They have all worked out perfectly, with performance the same or better then my jobbed-out customs. I’m not a machinist, possessing only basic skills…….It’s not difficult and can be performed with the tools you have listed. The most difficult part was removing original Savage barrels. I would add a pipe wrench to your list for used, throwaway take offs. Use a good anti-seize on the threads of the pre-fits. [ATTACH]331377[/ATTACH][ATTACH]331378[/ATTACH][ATTACH]331379[/ATTACH][ATTACH]331382[/ATTACH][ATTACH]331383[/ATTACH][ATTACH]331380[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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