Has anyone run one of the medalist tacticals with a #7 barrel? I have a savage rifle with a M24 barrel and was thinking of running this stock. I was unsure if the stock has enough width to handle it.
Gunsmithing Bell & Carlson Tactical Medalist and #7 barrel
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Re: Bell & Carlson Tactical Medalist and #7 barrel
The B&C tactical stocks are inletted for the factory heavy barrel contour of the host gun.
So, you could drop a 10FP into a savage inletted one or a 700P into a remington inletted one.
However, a #7 contour is going to be larger in diameter at the receiver than a savage bull barrel contour as Savage barrels are smaller in diameter than typical barrel blanks.
This is due to the barrel nut design of the savage not needing to have the barrel be large enough in diameter to create a shoulder to tighten against the lug.
The nut creates that shoulder.
On the conventional remington design, the barrel tightens against the lug and therefore has to be big enough in diameter to retain the lug against the receiver.
The standard diameter for most barrels just forward of the lug is 1.25".
Savage barrels are around 1.05" just forward of the nut.
The B&C tactical stocks are inletted for the factory heavy barrel contour of the host gun.
So, you could drop a 10FP into a savage inletted one or a 700P into a remington inletted one.
However, a #7 contour is going to be larger in diameter at the receiver than a savage bull barrel contour as Savage barrels are smaller in diameter than typical barrel blanks.
This is due to the barrel nut design of the savage not needing to have the barrel be large enough in diameter to create a shoulder to tighten against the lug.
The nut creates that shoulder.
On the conventional remington design, the barrel tightens against the lug and therefore has to be big enough in diameter to retain the lug against the receiver.
The standard diameter for most barrels just forward of the lug is 1.25".
Savage barrels are around 1.05" just forward of the nut.
Re: Bell & Carlson Tactical Medalist and #7 barrel
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 2156SMK</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The B&C tactical stocks are inletted for the factory heavy barrel contour of the host gun.
So, you could drop a 10FP into a savage inletted one or a 700P into a remington inletted one.
However, a #7 contour is going to be larger in diameter at the receiver than a savage bull barrel contour as Savage barrels are smaller in diameter than typical barrel blanks.
This is due to the barrel nut design of the savage not needing to have the barrel be large enough in diameter to create a shoulder to tighten against the lug.
The nut creates that shoulder.
On the conventional remington design, the barrel tightens against the lug and therefore has to be big enough in diameter to retain the lug against the receiver.
The standard diameter for most barrels just forward of the lug is 1.25".
Savage barrels are around 1.05" just forward of the nut. </div></div>
Randall I know all that bud. I was wondering (being I DONT have a stock) if I can take out enough matterial to make the #7 fit. By the pics of the stocks I have seen they taper down the forend slightly.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 2156SMK</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The B&C tactical stocks are inletted for the factory heavy barrel contour of the host gun.
So, you could drop a 10FP into a savage inletted one or a 700P into a remington inletted one.
However, a #7 contour is going to be larger in diameter at the receiver than a savage bull barrel contour as Savage barrels are smaller in diameter than typical barrel blanks.
This is due to the barrel nut design of the savage not needing to have the barrel be large enough in diameter to create a shoulder to tighten against the lug.
The nut creates that shoulder.
On the conventional remington design, the barrel tightens against the lug and therefore has to be big enough in diameter to retain the lug against the receiver.
The standard diameter for most barrels just forward of the lug is 1.25".
Savage barrels are around 1.05" just forward of the nut. </div></div>
Randall I know all that bud. I was wondering (being I DONT have a stock) if I can take out enough matterial to make the #7 fit. By the pics of the stocks I have seen they taper down the forend slightly.
Re: Bell & Carlson Tactical Medalist and #7 barrel
I have a PTA with a Bartlein heavy varmint in one. Plenty of meat left over. You should be able to cross reference the countours. I retained the nut on mine.
I have a PTA with a Bartlein heavy varmint in one. Plenty of meat left over. You should be able to cross reference the countours. I retained the nut on mine.
Re: Bell & Carlson Tactical Medalist and #7 barrel
I built one on a 700 Long action .338 edge improved.
It was a custom taper but I just took the calipers too it and it measures 1.160 at the end of the forearm which is roughly 10 inches from front of receiver it gets a little narrow up there but still looks good. So if you are running a nutted savage you should be able to run a straight bull with no problems. Just a little opening up. Hope that helps
I built one on a 700 Long action .338 edge improved.
It was a custom taper but I just took the calipers too it and it measures 1.160 at the end of the forearm which is roughly 10 inches from front of receiver it gets a little narrow up there but still looks good. So if you are running a nutted savage you should be able to run a straight bull with no problems. Just a little opening up. Hope that helps
