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Rebarrel a Savage 340??

49 TandC49 TandC Member Posts: 7 ✭✭
edited August 2002 in Ask the Experts
I got a Savage 340 as a hand-me-down from my dad. It is a .222 now and I was wondering if it could be rebarreled to .223 to take advantage of he abundance of .223ammo, etc. Can this be done easily by a gunsmith?

Thanks for your replies,
49 T&C
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  • BT99BT99 Member Posts: 1,043 ✭
    edited November -1
    Any good gunsmith should be able to rebarrel the 340.
    But,,,,an easier & cheaper solution is to simply rechamber
    from 222 to 223, and you may have to get a 223 magazine.
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  • v35v35 Member Posts: 12,710 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sportsmans Guide has been advertizing factory new .223 and 30-30 barrels for this rifle very reasonably. The 223 and 222 may have different rifling twists. I'd check before rechambering or you may be stuck using 50 grain bullets.
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