I have a Savage Hog Hunter in 308 and there is a bulge in the barrel under the front sight ramp. I am not sure what's going on, I was re-arranging the safe tonight and I bumped the front sight, it seemed loose. On inspection I twisted the base a bit and the front sight came off.
There is a noticeable bulge on the barrel but I could only feel it when the base was off. The tapped hole in the barrel for the screw was distorted it seems. I contacted Savage and maybe I'll hear something next week. In the meantime I have been looking online and may just upgrade to a longer barrel. Then again I could have this one chopped to 16.25 for the heck of it.
I shot some Monarch 150gr SP and Fed American Eagle 168 SMK's, the bulge is crazy but the gun is still a tack driver so who knows.
There is a noticeable bulge on the barrel but I could only feel it when the base was off. The tapped hole in the barrel for the screw was distorted it seems. I contacted Savage and maybe I'll hear something next week. In the meantime I have been looking online and may just upgrade to a longer barrel. Then again I could have this one chopped to 16.25 for the heck of it.
I shot some Monarch 150gr SP and Fed American Eagle 168 SMK's, the bulge is crazy but the gun is still a tack driver so who knows.