Re: Anyone ever rebarrel their Savage Mark II?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Impact</div><div class="ubbcode-body">how easy is it to remove the oem barrel ? Looking at my savage mark II fv-sr, it does not look very easy to do. </div></div>
All I had to do was remove two pins. Quick taps with a punch and hammer on the pins and the barrel slid right out.
Installing the new one was as simple as turning the diameter down to fit into the receiver while slowly pushing the shoulder back enough to be of the correct headspace. Basically just put the headspace gauge in and close the bolt with the new barrel resting in place. If the new barrel stayed exactly where it was, the shoulder needed to be pushed back a bit more. Test again until you notice the barrel get pushed out by the slightest amount upon closing the bolt with the gauge in there. Then you know the shoulder is back enough. I applied some dyed black accraglass on there, let the barrel set over night with the gauge and bolt in there, then followed up by setting the barrel action on the mill to drill out the slots to put the two original pins back in.
Was a rather quick and simple process after a few measurements were taken off of the action.