I have a Savage Scout in 7-08 with 20 inch bbl and noticed that Midway has Adams & Bennett barrels in 358 Win for the Savage 110. With the Savage lock ring technology for the 110 action, my guess is that I can safely headspace this bbl simply by screwing it down on a good fired .358 case and tightening the lock ring. This would give me an inexpensive "switch bbl" compact rifle.
Will this approach work? I don't want to go to a gunsmith every time I change bbls, so if it is problematic, I don't want to buy the bbl.
Will this approach work? I don't want to go to a gunsmith every time I change bbls, so if it is problematic, I don't want to buy the bbl.