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samuel · 01-13-2008, 06:55 AM

I tried to look all of the changes up to change cartridges on a Savage but my confuser(Billys name for it)doesnt want to work right.Anyway I do know that the two problem areas,the bolt and the magazine can be changed with dropin parts so you could have a long action belted magnum .531 bolt face, and by changing bolt heads go to a .30-06 .473 bolt face.You can also go to a short action belted mag. or .308 cartridge by changing bolt heads and magazines for the short action.In other words you could nave one action set up to use barrels in belted magnum,.30-06,.308,.22-250,.260rem. and such.I believe the same stock works also but savage has a bad habit of slipping in some minor change that might require some fitting.I was going to see what Midway had byt got shot down.Somebody(that would be anybody)that is better than me could get info there.Also there is a lot listed at Numrich but not much available.But it does give possibilitys and names of parts.If I were going to set up a switch barrel Savage firearm I would call Savage and work with them.I would also contact or research others as usually the price is better at after market outlets than mfg,s.What I do know is,if you have the right model Savage,you can change for long or short action and mag.or .30-06 bolt face.I also believe they can be changed for the .222 family cartridges but I never looked into that and cant say for sure.I have swapped the others around tho. sam.

01-13-2008, 06:55 AM	#13
samuel Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,659	I tried to look all of the changes up to change cartridges on a Savage but my confuser(Billys name for it)doesnt want to work right.Anyway I do know that the two problem areas,the bolt and the magazine can be changed with dropin parts so you could have a long action belted magnum .531 bolt face, and by changing bolt heads go to a .30-06 .473 bolt face.You can also go to a short action belted mag. or .308 cartridge by changing bolt heads and magazines for the short action.In other words you could nave one action set up to use barrels in belted magnum,.30-06,.308,.22-250,.260rem. and such.I believe the same stock works also but savage has a bad habit of slipping in some minor change that might require some fitting.I was going to see what Midway had byt got shot down.Somebody(that would be anybody)that is better than me could get info there.Also there is a lot listed at Numrich but not much available.But it does give possibilitys and names of parts.If I were going to set up a switch barrel Savage firearm I would call Savage and work with them.I would also contact or research others as usually the price is better at after market outlets than mfg,s.What I do know is,if you have the right model Savage,you can change for long or short action and mag.or .30-06 bolt face.I also believe they can be changed for the .222 family cartridges but I never looked into that and cant say for sure.I have swapped the others around tho. sam.