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I recently came across an aftermarket barrel made by ARP for a Savage bolt rifle in 6.8SPC. Nobody makes a bolt gun in that caliber and ARP made a limited run of barrels recently. ARP makes a lot of barrels for the AR15, mostly in 6.8. I have 3 of them and they’re great shooters. I missed out, but acquired it from someone who had one and couldn’t find a good donor that he liked. Savage was making the 110 Prairie Hunter in .224, but they’ve become nonexistent. The .224 uses the same case as a 6.8, but it’s a longer round.

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I ended up picking up a Savage 110 Tactical in .308. It comes with an AICS mag. In order to make it work, I have an 18” 3R/11.25 melonite treated barrel. I also ordered another bolt head from PTG in 6.8, a new barrel nut from NSS, and a new AICS MDT mag in .224, because of course nobody makes an AICS mag in 6.8. 
 

To modify the mag, I got a piece of high density plastic and was able to trim it down to .30” and fit it in front of the mag, since it’s a shorter round than the .224. I also had to trim down the follower a little bit. 

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The bolt head and nut should be here next week. I’ll post some more pics once I start tearing it apart.

 


 

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Finally got it all finished. Just waiting on a new set of rings for the scope. These Savage rifles are very easy to work on and a barrel swap actually takes less time than my AR. I can’t wait to send some rounds down range to see how it shoots. 
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A little overdue but I finally had a chance to send a few down range to see how it shoots. No complaints at all and I’m very happy with the results. I was shooting 115g HPBT. When I go back, I have several different hunting rounds that I’ll be testing to see what it likes. 3835B263-0221-4D23-BAFD-EB5400DE7879.thumb.jpeg.505ad1d61b127f6775d75928c8f99026.jpeg

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It really is a great cartridge. Plenty of energy and low recoil in a lightweight gun with an 18” barrel. What’s not to love. I was really impressed with it when I built my AR, but this bolt gun is something else. And knowing that it’s not a factory gun makes it even better. 

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Interesting gun you've ended up with. Looks like it should do the job well. Can't remember if that stock components swap to shorten the length of pull enough for a kid. Would be a great rifle for any mentee if you could.

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6 hours ago, dbHunterNY said:

Interesting gun you've ended up with. Looks like it should do the job well. Can't remember if that stock components swap to shorten the length of pull enough for a kid. Would be a great rifle for any mentee if you could.

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I believe the stock can be shortened 1” with the elimination of the spacers. I’m not sure if that’s enough. 

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