A cheap solution to disassemble a Savage barrel.

[dfrosch]

Not everyone lives in the Lower 48, with free, fast shipping.
That $34 at Midway would be doubled before it got to me.... oh wait, Midway won't ship outside the US.
Not to mention having to wait several weeks before it arrives.

How about Brownells? It's $5 cheaper there.

WHEELER ENGINEERING SAVAGE 10, 110 BARREL NUT WRENCH

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How expensive are Savage prefit barrels in Canada? A quick search found barrel prices are about double what they are in the US too. If you want to modify a cheap box end wrench and trust it to work on something that expensive, please do.

 

[2644ever]

How about Brownells? It's $5 cheaper there.

WHEELER ENGINEERING SAVAGE 10, 110 BARREL NUT WRENCH

Check out WHEELER ENGINEERING SAVAGE 10, 110 BARREL NUT WRENCH available Online at Brownells Today and many more Wrenches products are available in our Tools & Cleaning Department.

www.brownells.com

How expensive are Savage prefit barrels in Canada? A quick search found barrel prices are about double what they are in the US too. If you want to modify a cheap box end wrench and trust it to work on something that expensive, please do.

The idea was not originally mine. I just updated a suggestion made decades ago by no one less that Frank de Haas in his masterwork "Bolt Action Rifles".
I've never been too much into drilling and tapping, therefore I chose an alternative that would still use 4 points of contact.
Instead of a 30mm wrench, I could have used a 29mm one for an even better contact but it would have required twice more time to correctly file the "teeth".
Not worth the trouble.

 

[dfrosch]

The idea was not originally mine. I just updated a suggestion made decades ago by no one less that Frank de Haas in his masterwork "Bolt Action Rifles".
I've never been too much into drilling and tapping, therefore I chose an alternative that would still use 4 points of contact.
Instead of a 30mm wrench, I could have used a 29mm one for an even better contact but it would have required twice more time to correctly file the "teeth".
Not worth the trouble.

I haven't read Mr de Haas' book. Found a pdf version online - https://archive.org/details/Bolt_Action_Rifles_3rd_Edition/page/n3/mode/2up

That drawing is a little vague. There's no parts list, so it's hard to tell exactly what is going on. Since Mr. de Haas left us in 1994, I have to guess that the Wheeler wrench, and all other variations, came out after he was gone. It would definitely be more expensive to build than the Wheeler. My guess is ~$150, if you already have a machine shop.

Please refer to that material note: T.S.-HD'N ROCKWELL "C" 47-50. I can guarantee that your cheap box end wrench is nowhere near that hard. You would not be able to remove material with a file if it was that hard. I would feel uneasy trying to run the noted 5-40 tap into that material.

I also have to take exception to something in the text above the drawing. He says to set the firing pin protrusion about .055" to .060". This increases the risk of piercing the primer. I set all mine between .035" and .040".

Edit: Please forgive me if I'm being hyper critical of your homemade tool. In my career as a machinist, including managing a couple machine shops, I developed a philosophy of safety is always first, quality comes second and production is third. A big part of safety is using the correct tool. If one of my machinists brought in that tool, he would be sent home for the day and the tool would go in the scrap bin.

 

[2644ever]

You're absolutely right. My trick is to be considered as a field expedient not as an advice to avoid using the proper tool...
Incidentally I'm satisfied with the softness of the chinese steel as it prevents the wrench to leave unsightly dents on the barrel nut which is somehow harder.
My next experiment will be to weld roller bearings to an adjustable wrench in order to have the perfect fit. I won't brag about that achievement in my résumé ;-)
Have a nice day.

 

[SKWERLZ]

The idea was not originally mine. I just updated a suggestion made decades ago by no one less that Frank de Haas in his masterwork "Bolt Action Rifles".
I've never been too much into drilling and tapping, therefore I chose an alternative that would still use 4 points of contact.
Instead of a 30mm wrench, I could have used a 29mm one for an even better contact but it would have required twice more time to correctly file the "teeth".
Not worth the trouble.

Wouldn’t he overly difficult to make that.

 

[2644ever]

Wouldn’t he overly difficult to make that.

No, but it would be a waste of time.
I chose to compromise. ;-))