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| It is a 30-06 thinking of rebarrel to a 308 or a 17 wildcat of some variety. I agree about the accuracy of a savage as I already own a few savages. |
| Posts: 56 | Location: WV | Registered: 09 March 2003 | 
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| If the action is in good shape, its a decent deal though I dicker down a bit if they're willing as you can find these for around $300 brand new and Savage's quality has gotten better lately. Rebarreling is a snap, do it your self project. Search some of these forums for info. Prechambered barrels are available cheap from Midway as is the barrel nut wrench you'll need to pull the old barrel. I rebarreled an older 110 to 416 Taylor recently and had to sand down the last 1/4" of thread on the barrel nut just a bit so that it would properly secure the new barrel but that's it. The whole project cost about $150 and I could convert the rifle back to its original 25-06 configuration in less than 15 minutes. Fun too. Good Luck! |
| Posts: 767 | Location: Seeley Lake Montana | Registered: 17 April 2002 | 
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| Orland, I have one of those "integral Weaver bases" versions of the 110. In my case, the bases are part of the receiver. Never had a problem using them, other than the fact that they are pretty high, and even a 40 mm scope in low rings is a good bit off the barrel. Again, in my case, that isn't a problem, as I am "long necked", and need to have my scope a little farther up.
Other than the integral bases, mine is identical, and barrel swapping is the same.
I would not mess with trying to machine the bases off. For that kind of money, you can buy the 110 you want. Around here, a 110 goes for about $200, if it has a few dings on it. FWIW, Dutch. |
| Posts: 4564 | Location: Idaho Falls, ID, USA | Registered: 21 September 2000 | 
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