DIY takedown bolt action questions

[kayak-man]

Hey guys, I’ve been doing some searches but haven’t really been able to find the info I’m looking for. I’d like to have a bolt action 308 that I can take down for travel, and fit in a super small package.

I’ve heard that the Ruger Americans and Savage rifles use a barrel nut system that makes swapping barrels easy.

Does anyone know if there’s a way to modify the barrel or receiver so that the barrel can be taken off and on without tools similar to a Marlin Papoose or AR7?

 

[25-20 WCF]

Benchrest shooters often use easily removable barrels, sometimes they are just hand tightened. But, they are gunsmith-designed for that. It might be tough to do it with the barrel-nut actions in the field due mostly to the difficulty in setting the headspace correctly. Get that wrong and you either can’t close the action, or risk a case head separation.

 

[adcoch1]

How tool-less do you need to go? It usually requires tear down of the whole rifle to change a Savage barrel, but if one was to set screw the barrel with A small screwdriver it could work.

 

[taliv]

Do a google image search of the AI covert.
Also edm windrunner and the smaller knockoff. Can’t remember what it was named

 

[kayak-man]

Taliv I’ve been looking at guns like the windrunner and the vanquish, but they are a couple thousand dollars out of my pice range.

Adcoch1, the less tools the better, but I’m willing to compromise and use a tool or two if it gives me a quicker assembly time

 

[taliv]

Mine too lol.

 

[ScrapMetalSlug]

I know it isn’t a bolt action, but take a look at the browning blr takedown models. They are supposed to be as accurate as a bolt action, and come in 308.

 

[Varminterror]

What REALLY needs to be done with a takedown is interrupted threads.

The barrel nut models would be my last choice for a takedown - too much opportunity to reassemble incorrectly for headspace. Throw a torque limiter and a 2 piece wrench handle in a stock inlet, run hex flats on the end of the muzzle, and torque the barrel on. That would be the easiest and cheapest means to get it done as close to “right” as you can get without doing a unique receiver sleeve with interrupted threads.

 

[desidog]

Do a google image search of the AI covert.
Also edm windrunner and the smaller knockoff. Can’t remember what it was named

https://nemesisarms.com

 

[Frostbite]

Argh! There is no dealer in my neighborhood. Those Nemesis rifle are just fabulous. Thanks for sharing the link.

 

[boom boom]

Why don't you go old school. It is not a bolt action but---the Model 81 Remington is easy to takedown and you can get a .300 Savage in that which is an excellent cartridge.

 

[George P]

The Sauer 404 is a nice, (but expensive) take down rifle.

 

[Frostbite]

The Sauer 404 is a nice, (but expensive) take down rifle.

Thank you for sharing the information. incredibly great looking pieces of engineering. Refined, I think, is the word which would best describe what they are. I enjoy just knowing they exist. Not putting anyone's favorite down, one has to see those are quite different from the RPR I was able to afford. I think it is fun that there is a toy for every wallet, including mine, but just out of curiosity, how expensive are they?

 

[taliv]

https://nemesisarms.com

yep, that's it. thanks desidog

 

[George P]

Thank you for sharing the information. incredibly great looking pieces of engineering. Refined, I think, is the word which would best describe what they are. I enjoy just knowing they exist. Not putting anyone's favorite down, one has to see those are quite different from the RPR I was able to afford. I think it is fun that there is a toy for every wallet, including mine, but just out of curiosity, how expensive are they?

Even the takedown case is VERY compact and cool:

 

[z7]

Look into the American rifle company Barlock system for savage barrels, allows you to properly tighten the barrel using an Allen wrench instead of a vice

There are a great number of ways to do this, but most are expensive

How important is it that your rifle is still sighted in when assembled?

 

[Vern Humphrey]

The simplest way to make a takedown is to remove the barreled action from the stock. For most rifles, all you need is a screwdriver.