Savage Rifle: Rebuild or Buy New

[bratch]

I've got a heavy barreled Saveage .25-06 and have decided I want a sporter instead. I'm looking at 3 options:

1: Buy a new rifle. I could sell my old rifle to pay for about half or a little more.

2. Or I could rebuild the old rifle. Brownells has Shilen barrels and walnut stocks and I could get the action trued and timed for about the cost of the new rifle. So after acounting for saleing the old rifle rebuilding would be a couple hundred more than a new rifle.

3. Have the heavy barrel turned to sporter add a action job and stock and it would be about even with purchasing a new rifle after saleing the old one.

Rifle is going to be used for hunting.

Which option makes the most sense and provides the nicest rifle?

 

[Bartkowski]

Since its for hunting, you know need a super accurate gun, although its better its not neccasary unless varmint hunting, so I would buy a new rifle.

 

[rangerruck]

do you want a dif cal, or just get the same cal, but a diff contour bbl, and you can switch them out yourself, to have a sporter rifle, and then a long range varmint rig.

 

[bratch]

Sticking with 25-06.

The only problem with switching is the new stock would be chaneled for either a sporter or varmint weight barrel, probably not ideal for the otherbarrel weight

 

[quicktime]

What about having a similar contour as you have but in a fluted barrel it would cut down on weight and still be able ot use your current stock. Have a good smith stick it on and pillar bed the action and you should have your self a real tack driver.

 

[BsChoy]

I would rebarrel but with an ER Shaw for about half the cost of the others and throw it in a Savage Low profile wood stock

 

[cracked butt]

Rebarrel- the savage design makes it really easy for a do-it-yourselfer.

 

[trstafford]

At least with the thinner contour barrel you won't need to worry about free floating the barrel with the original stock.

 

[Davo]

Id go for choice number 2.

 

[DnPRK]

Go to http://www.sharpshootersupply.com/
Fred Moreo sells barrels, stocks and parts. He also runs a gunsmithing business and will true your receiver.

 

[GeoW]

+1 on SSS

 

[bratch]

I had looked at SSS and would probably have him do some work.