The barrel nut on the Savage is what makes it so easy to rebarrel. The barrel threads into the receiver and the nut locks it into place. The barrels come fully chambered, blued and ready to install. From what I have seen of rebarreling a 70, 700 or Mauser, the chambers are only partially cut and need to be finished to headspace since the barrel actually has shoulders that tighten against the receiver.

Edited by - frizzellr on 12/19/2002 12:54:33