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Savage large shank for 1.5 diameter barrel?
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<blockquote data-quote="Decap" data-source="post: 2530968" data-attributes="member: 118394"><p>Yes and no, all the Savage Lapua actions are large shank actions, but not all large shank actions can necessarily handle a Lapua (.585) case. Savage Lapua actions go through a hardening process unique to them to help prevent lug set back, which from what I'm told still has a marked tendency to happen. A 1.5 barrel is designed to be hung on at least a 1.6 diameter action. So as someone else said, you're normally talking about a Cheytac sized action. If there is nowhere on the action for the barrel to bear against then there is no real advantage to using barrel diameter that size. The other question is if you're going to be using this on a benchrest or F class setup, I assume you're going to be using long heavy for caliber bullets. Will the twist rate of the barrel handle the bullets you're planning on using? Also do you have confirmation on all those specs? Even on a barrel that size it's kind of hard to believe that fluting could remove that much weight unless the fluting was insanely deep.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Decap, post: 2530968, member: 118394"] Yes and no, all the Savage Lapua actions are large shank actions, but not all large shank actions can necessarily handle a Lapua (.585) case. Savage Lapua actions go through a hardening process unique to them to help prevent lug set back, which from what I'm told still has a marked tendency to happen. A 1.5 barrel is designed to be hung on at least a 1.6 diameter action. So as someone else said, you're normally talking about a Cheytac sized action. If there is nowhere on the action for the barrel to bear against then there is no real advantage to using barrel diameter that size. The other question is if you're going to be using this on a benchrest or F class setup, I assume you're going to be using long heavy for caliber bullets. Will the twist rate of the barrel handle the bullets you're planning on using? Also do you have confirmation on all those specs? Even on a barrel that size it's kind of hard to believe that fluting could remove that much weight unless the fluting was insanely deep. [/QUOTE]
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