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<blockquote data-quote="AZShooter" data-source="post: 1210163" data-attributes="member: 5219"><p>I just went to McGowen's website. I see they offer a barrel that can be setup with a Savage style nut so you can headspace the chamber on the rifle. </p><p></p><p>If you ordered this style barrel you should be able to install and headspace it yourself if you have the go and no go gauges AND YOU UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS. If you are going to do it you need to understand what the use of the go gauges and no go gauges are for!!!!! </p><p></p><p>In addition to these steps you will have to align the recoil lug so it would fit into the recess in the stock. </p><p> </p><p></p><p> You will have to alter the stock to fit the barrel nut and the larger recoil lug. If this is type of work is foreign to you, you had best take the rifle to a gunsmith for proper headspacing and fitting the barreled action into the stock. </p><p></p><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>Some information that you could find on the net with some digging. Here is a brief description that I hope will help;</p><p></p><p>When the gunsmith chambers the barrel to fit a rifle he uses the go gauge to determine how deep to cut the chamber with the reamer. The go gauge should fit but the no go shouldn't. It is easiest way to measure the proper headspace. The go gauge is the specification of the distance from the bolt face to a reference in the chamber. With the 7 Rem mag the belt on the case is the second distance referenced. On non belted cartridges it is the distance from the bolt face to the shoulder that determines headspace. </p><p></p><p>With a McGowen pre fit barrel is described on their website:</p><p></p><p>''The second variation is what is commonly referred to as the Remage barrel. This barrel has no shoulder and is similar in design to the Savage Pre-Fit barrel. It requires a lock nut to lock the barrel down after installation on your action. It can be installed just like a Savage. Please note that a Savage Lock Nut will not work on this barrel. The Lock Nut for this type of barrel is custom made in our shop. It requires the use of a Savage wrench to install or disassemble.''</p><p></p><p>Did you read this description? </p><p><a href="http://rifleshooter.com/2015/03/rebarrel-a-remington-700-without-a-lathe-mcgowen-remage-barrel-converison/" target="_blank">http://rifleshooter.com/2015/03/rebarrel-a-remington-700-without-a-lathe-mcgowen-remage-barrel-converison/</a></p><p></p><p>If it is beyond your skillset then go visit a gunsmith for his expertise. </p><p></p><p>With a regular barrel without the Savage style nut, after the final machining of the chamber, your gunsmith will use a barrel wrench to torque the action to the barrel. If you don't have a barrel vice and that wrench you are not going to be able to do it yourself. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Not sure what you mean: ''Do i need once for my new rifle?'' </p><p></p><p>I hope this helps you understand the process.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AZShooter, post: 1210163, member: 5219"] I just went to McGowen's website. I see they offer a barrel that can be setup with a Savage style nut so you can headspace the chamber on the rifle. If you ordered this style barrel you should be able to install and headspace it yourself if you have the go and no go gauges AND YOU UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS. If you are going to do it you need to understand what the use of the go gauges and no go gauges are for!!!!! In addition to these steps you will have to align the recoil lug so it would fit into the recess in the stock. You will have to alter the stock to fit the barrel nut and the larger recoil lug. If this is type of work is foreign to you, you had best take the rifle to a gunsmith for proper headspacing and fitting the barreled action into the stock. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Some information that you could find on the net with some digging. Here is a brief description that I hope will help; When the gunsmith chambers the barrel to fit a rifle he uses the go gauge to determine how deep to cut the chamber with the reamer. The go gauge should fit but the no go shouldn't. It is easiest way to measure the proper headspace. The go gauge is the specification of the distance from the bolt face to a reference in the chamber. With the 7 Rem mag the belt on the case is the second distance referenced. On non belted cartridges it is the distance from the bolt face to the shoulder that determines headspace. With a McGowen pre fit barrel is described on their website: ''The second variation is what is commonly referred to as the Remage barrel. This barrel has no shoulder and is similar in design to the Savage Pre-Fit barrel. It requires a lock nut to lock the barrel down after installation on your action. It can be installed just like a Savage. Please note that a Savage Lock Nut will not work on this barrel. The Lock Nut for this type of barrel is custom made in our shop. It requires the use of a Savage wrench to install or disassemble.'' Did you read this description? [url]http://rifleshooter.com/2015/03/rebarrel-a-remington-700-without-a-lathe-mcgowen-remage-barrel-converison/[/url] If it is beyond your skillset then go visit a gunsmith for his expertise. With a regular barrel without the Savage style nut, after the final machining of the chamber, your gunsmith will use a barrel wrench to torque the action to the barrel. If you don't have a barrel vice and that wrench you are not going to be able to do it yourself. Not sure what you mean: ''Do i need once for my new rifle?'' I hope this helps you understand the process. [/QUOTE]
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