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Savage 112 barrel question (action length?)
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<blockquote data-quote="winmagman" data-source="post: 170684" data-attributes="member: 1193"><p>AJ</p><p></p><p>Did some double checking on the Savages I've got. Both controlled feed bolt heads I have do have the slot in the bottom to allow the ejector to work. Still may work but I honestly don't know for sure.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If this is the round you want to do in a single shot, all is not lost.</p><p></p><p>First get a Savage with the large barrel shank that has a <strong>push feed</strong> bolt in it. A small shank will work but some barrel makers are uncomfortable chambering a WSM on a small shank.</p><p></p><p>Second pick up a magnum push feed bolt head from Midway or wherever. You'll need a little smith work for this next step.</p><p></p><p>The back of the shaft on a Savage SA bolt head had a small indent milled into it to fit around a tab on the inside of the bolt body. The magnum bolt head does not have this indent and will not fit into the bolt body until the indent is put in. I had Chris Mattews do one like this for a Savage Striker that I converted from a 22-250 to a 6.5 wssm in single shot. It was under $75 for bolt head, shipping, and labor. It will eject WSM/SAUM case just fine, however with the wssm cases it's not real reliable, cases are just to darn short.</p><p></p><p>With the above done you have the original .473 bolt head and a .532 bolt head, with those two you have about 80% of the centerfire cartridges out there covered. Could also add a .378 bolt head and reall expand your options.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>Chris</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="winmagman, post: 170684, member: 1193"] AJ Did some double checking on the Savages I've got. Both controlled feed bolt heads I have do have the slot in the bottom to allow the ejector to work. Still may work but I honestly don't know for sure. If this is the round you want to do in a single shot, all is not lost. First get a Savage with the large barrel shank that has a [B]push feed[/B] bolt in it. A small shank will work but some barrel makers are uncomfortable chambering a WSM on a small shank. Second pick up a magnum push feed bolt head from Midway or wherever. You'll need a little smith work for this next step. The back of the shaft on a Savage SA bolt head had a small indent milled into it to fit around a tab on the inside of the bolt body. The magnum bolt head does not have this indent and will not fit into the bolt body until the indent is put in. I had Chris Mattews do one like this for a Savage Striker that I converted from a 22-250 to a 6.5 wssm in single shot. It was under $75 for bolt head, shipping, and labor. It will eject WSM/SAUM case just fine, however with the wssm cases it's not real reliable, cases are just to darn short. With the above done you have the original .473 bolt head and a .532 bolt head, with those two you have about 80% of the centerfire cartridges out there covered. Could also add a .378 bolt head and reall expand your options.:D Chris [/QUOTE]
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