Savage 340B rebuild
I bought an old Savage 340B in 222. I bought it to rebuild and I always wanted a 222. First off, does anyone have a owners manual they can copy? Second, when I refinish the stock, I want to remove the internal barrel band and free float the whole barrel. The problem is, without the barrel band there is only one screw going through the stock into the receiver. Will lead to any future problems, such as the receiver working loose? Any ideas will be great.
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Two suggestions: Check out savagearms.com for the owners manual. I don't know for sure that they have one for your rifle, but it would be a place to start.
Also, when I shortened the barrel and stock on my Model 88 Winchester, I lost the front dovetailed barrel to stock screw. I also wanted to free float the barrel, so I drilled and tapped the front sides of the receiver and added two screws to hold the stock tight. It has worked extremely well for over 15 years now.
Good luck.
Hawk
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I have to send a letter to Savage, they do not accept E-mail. I went ahead and reblued,refinished the stock and left the barrel band off. I will shoot it some to see what it does. If it works out then I will inlet the stock chanel to completely free float it. There is not much room to tap the receiver. It has a detatchable magazine that takes up most of the extra space that would normally be there.Thanks for the advice.
Rick
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