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Savage switch barrel
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<blockquote data-quote="cdherman" data-source="post: 2763818" data-attributes="member: 12282"><p>My issue with set screws is that they will put a different "lateral" pressure on the threads.</p><p></p><p>OK, to explain. Fancy gunsmith will blueprint and true an action. Why? cause the threads/bore of threads might not be perfectly in line with the rest of the action, or the face where the barrel meets the action.</p><p></p><p>So in a perfect "true" world imagine all the threads, all the way around, coming into contact with each other equally. That's why smiths true a receiver. That's why people pay extra money for machined recoil lugs for Savages. </p><p></p><p>Now, you drill some holes in the barrel nut, thread the hole, screw it all together and hope you have have not distorted the geometry too much. Good luck.</p><p></p><p>Anything, and I mean anything can (but might not) screw up accuracy. I sent a barrel back to Shilen. Was on a large shank Savage. Scope mount screws supplied from manufacturer of bases were a hair too long (since they were planning for standard shank). Shilen saw the damage from the scope mount screws and called me up. They were convinced this was my accuracy issue. I have yet to re-install that barrel and prove them right or wrong, but the fellow from Shilen who I spoke with seemed damned knowledgeable and reasonable at the same time. They re-crowned the barrel, cleaned up the threads all for free, but admonished me to put a shorter screw in the scope base.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure about any of my observations. But if I was wanting to create a switch barrel Savage or any other gun using a barrel nut for that matter, I would use lock tight. Not a set screw.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cdherman, post: 2763818, member: 12282"] My issue with set screws is that they will put a different "lateral" pressure on the threads. OK, to explain. Fancy gunsmith will blueprint and true an action. Why? cause the threads/bore of threads might not be perfectly in line with the rest of the action, or the face where the barrel meets the action. So in a perfect "true" world imagine all the threads, all the way around, coming into contact with each other equally. That's why smiths true a receiver. That's why people pay extra money for machined recoil lugs for Savages. Now, you drill some holes in the barrel nut, thread the hole, screw it all together and hope you have have not distorted the geometry too much. Good luck. Anything, and I mean anything can (but might not) screw up accuracy. I sent a barrel back to Shilen. Was on a large shank Savage. Scope mount screws supplied from manufacturer of bases were a hair too long (since they were planning for standard shank). Shilen saw the damage from the scope mount screws and called me up. They were convinced this was my accuracy issue. I have yet to re-install that barrel and prove them right or wrong, but the fellow from Shilen who I spoke with seemed damned knowledgeable and reasonable at the same time. They re-crowned the barrel, cleaned up the threads all for free, but admonished me to put a shorter screw in the scope base. I'm not sure about any of my observations. But if I was wanting to create a switch barrel Savage or any other gun using a barrel nut for that matter, I would use lock tight. Not a set screw. [/QUOTE]
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