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Headspace advice needed, 6.5 Creedmoor, 2 diff Savage rifles
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<blockquote data-quote="Barrelnut" data-source="post: 1680592" data-attributes="member: 74902"><p>I'm pretty sure it is a small shank. I have one of the Savage FV from Cabelas and it was a small shank. I believe you will only see a large shank on a bull barrel or a short action magnum.</p><p></p><p>You do not need a barrel vise. As a matter of fact I would recommend against it. All you will probably end up doing is marring the finish on the barrel. All you need is the action wrench and the barrel nut wrench. A factory installed barrel can be somewhat difficult to remove. The best way to do it is to install the action wrench on the action and put the barrel nut wrench on the barrel nut. Set the angles between them to a little more than 45 degrees. Then place the barreled action with the two wrenches attached on a piece of carpet on the floor. Set it down so it looks kinda like how a rifle sets on a bipod. Then press down with your foot between the two wrenches. Apply pressure. The barrel will unscrew with no damage to the finish. You can actually reverse the position of the wrenches to retighten everything this way too. Or just clamp the action wrench in a vise.</p><p></p><p>I would call call Jim at Northland Shooter Supply. He is a great guy to talk to and he can walk you through all of this. Lots of Savage shooters go there for their actions and parts. It is almost an institution. You can get the barrel nuts and wrenches from him too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Barrelnut, post: 1680592, member: 74902"] I'm pretty sure it is a small shank. I have one of the Savage FV from Cabelas and it was a small shank. I believe you will only see a large shank on a bull barrel or a short action magnum. You do not need a barrel vise. As a matter of fact I would recommend against it. All you will probably end up doing is marring the finish on the barrel. All you need is the action wrench and the barrel nut wrench. A factory installed barrel can be somewhat difficult to remove. The best way to do it is to install the action wrench on the action and put the barrel nut wrench on the barrel nut. Set the angles between them to a little more than 45 degrees. Then place the barreled action with the two wrenches attached on a piece of carpet on the floor. Set it down so it looks kinda like how a rifle sets on a bipod. Then press down with your foot between the two wrenches. Apply pressure. The barrel will unscrew with no damage to the finish. You can actually reverse the position of the wrenches to retighten everything this way too. Or just clamp the action wrench in a vise. I would call call Jim at Northland Shooter Supply. He is a great guy to talk to and he can walk you through all of this. Lots of Savage shooters go there for their actions and parts. It is almost an institution. You can get the barrel nuts and wrenches from him too. [/QUOTE]
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