Comments on: Shilen Custom Rem 700 Clone Actions and Complete Rifles with Savage-Style Barrel Nut System

By: Mike Lameyer

Mike Lameyer — Mon, 07 Sep 2015 03:20:32 +0000

Ian’s question: Why does anyone thing a barrel nut system makes headspacing “Simpler”? Because it does that’s why…

By: Clay Price

Clay Price — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 15:20:51 +0000

They do not use a remington STYLE extractor. I just received mine yesterday and it has the sako style extractor. Actually the head I believe is exactly the same as a savage head but have not taken numbers to compare.

By: Smith School

Smith School — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 17:54:38 +0000

Leave the smithing to the smiths guys. You obviously don’t understand the head spacing process or what kind of barrel you are working with here.

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 04 May 2013 22:56:13 +0000

Remington extractors have worked for years, please list all failures of extractor “clip” style, for years the Army and Marines used Remington 700 with this “clip” style extractor and have never heard of a failure. Any failures of this type extractor are most certainly due to high pressure where the cartridge is extremely hard to extract. I have seen the bolts knocked off the bolt due to extreme pressure and case seizure before I’ve seen the extractor fail. In the history of remington 721, 722, 700’s etc the amount of failures is small. Sako and M-16 style remove mass from the bolt which makes it weaker, too each his own but theres nothing wrong with a rem extractor.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:14:37 +0000

I don’t disagree that the barrel swapping is easy with a shouldered barrel, but your statement “the barrel is chambered and headspaced to match the bolt and action” is the step that is avoided by the barrel nut system with regards to a smith. Those measurements are recorded by your smith – essentially a blueprint of your action (not barrel) for your next barrel. It requires a smith to be involved. You cannot order a custom barrel pre-fit for a remington without the headspace being known by a smith…a blueprint of your action is needed. I think that some people think blueprinting is the same as truing, and though they may be done at the same time they are not the same. semantics, I guess.

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 04:19:55 +0000

there is no “bluprinting” involved in chambering a barrel. The barrel is chambered and headspaced to match the bolt and action. Barrel vise and action wrench. end of story, I can swap barrels on non “nut” rifles in a couple of minutes. The same amount of work goes into cutting chambers, the difference is you can order a barrel with their reamer used to cut you chamber istead of having a smith do it with your own. I like the security that goes along with having the gunsmith measure the bore and evaluate the barre;

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 22:57:12 +0000

Simpler for someone who has not had a gunsmith blueprint their action. If I have five savages and five remingtons I can call and get five barrels for the savages tomorrow, have go-gauges for each, and am ready to go. The remingtons have to have a gunsmith blueprint them in order to get the headspace correct. Once they are blueprinted, yes, it is easier.

By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 22:31:53 +0000

Why does anyone thing a barrel nut system makes headspacing “Simpler”?

Having a shouldered barrel eliminates headspace changes with barrel swaps, and with the right barrel profile, you don’t even need to take the action out of the stock – let alone remove scopes etc.

By: Clif

Clif — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:07:25 +0000

I love the idea of a rem 700 with the savage barrel nut system. Does it come in a 3 lug saco bolt? than it woud be perfect.

By: Antonio soto

Antonio soto — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 16:17:50 +0000

Sounds good, just wondered if you could produce a complete rifle in 5.45×39 for short range varmint hunting.