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<blockquote data-quote="ColoradoOverWatch" data-source="post: 577655" data-attributes="member: 29614"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">No insult taken. I am trying to figure out what is feasible and what is not. There are so many posts on here which make it sound so easy.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">If you have any mechanical aptitude you can go out and buy any old Savage and switch out the barrel with any caliber you want with only a few modifications.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Which is true to some degree… you just have to have to account for ALL the parts.. not just the barrel. (my bad for not thinking about the whole system)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">I have quite a few rifles that have been purchased on the cheap over the years and just inherited quite a few more. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Thought I would "retool" one just to see what is involved. I think this thread has pointed out that one should consider all the components that it will take</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">To achieve their end goal (and to have an end goal defined before you start) given what parts you are starting with.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">At this point I am only $430 into my little adventure with a decent base rifle and adjustable trigger. I am a little embarrassed that I did not fully think everything through. I think at this point I will keep the caliber at 30-06, change out the trigger. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Your suggestion of having someone looking over my shoulder the first time through is an excellent idea… anyone in the Denver, Springs area willing to do that… I will buy lunch.. </span><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings'"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings'">J</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ColoradoOverWatch, post: 577655, member: 29614"] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]No insult taken. I am trying to figure out what is feasible and what is not. There are so many posts on here which make it sound so easy.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]If you have any mechanical aptitude you can go out and buy any old Savage and switch out the barrel with any caliber you want with only a few modifications.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Which is true to some degree… you just have to have to account for ALL the parts.. not just the barrel. (my bad for not thinking about the whole system)[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]I have quite a few rifles that have been purchased on the cheap over the years and just inherited quite a few more. [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Thought I would “retool” one just to see what is involved. I think this thread has pointed out that one should consider all the components that it will take[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]To achieve their end goal (and to have an end goal defined before you start) given what parts you are starting with.[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]At this point I am only $430 into my little adventure with a decent base rifle and adjustable trigger. I am a little embarrassed that I did not fully think everything through. I think at this point I will keep the caliber at 30-06, change out the trigger. [/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Your suggestion of having someone looking over my shoulder the first time through is an excellent idea… anyone in the Denver, Springs area willing to do that… I will buy lunch.. [/FONT][FONT=Wingdings][FONT=Wingdings]J[/FONT][/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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