Hey guys my rifle is has a Bat SV action that was re barreled and still shoots excellent. Barrels are expensive and I recently bought a Teslong bore scope and discovered that the Krieger barrel that was taken off is still in exellent shape bore wise and due to my inexperience at the time i figured it was shot out but it was my lack of cleaning that was causing problems as I cleaned this barrel properly and there is hardly any fire cracking etc. . Question is since this take off barrel was removed from the same Bat SV action as I am still shooting and the new barrel was installed by the same gunsmith , can I remove the current barrel when the time comes and re install this take off barrel without worrying about head space etc?
Barrel install
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Doug Beach
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Yes, but…
If you are going to remove & install barrels, buy the appropriate Go/NoGo gauges. They aren’t all that expensive, and they can prevent unfortunate events.
If you are going to remove & install barrels, buy the appropriate Go/NoGo gauges. They aren’t all that expensive, and they can prevent unfortunate events.
Ok thanks and yes this is why I am asking as I am no gunsmith.
DaveTooley
Gold $$ Contributor
You said you shot the barrel previously on this action so no need for gages. You probably have the brass for that barrel. Screw it on and shoot the same load as before.
Even if you put it back on the same action, etc. It is just a good procedure to double check and make sure of the head space. As mentioned Go/no go gauges are not that expensive, so buy a set and double check that headspace when you to, in time, re-install the barrel. Safe and sane is the way to travel.
Judd
Gold $$ Contributor
This isn’t rocket science. As Dave said, if it’s been on that action and you’ve shot it on that action there isn’t one place for it to go and that is to the shoulder. You’re just wasting your money on gauges. That barrel was chambered specifically for that action. Don’t over think this and just cost yourself more money.
Buy a Vipers Den barrel vice and an action wrench from Bat and get to getting. Good luck and congrats on the new old barrel
Buy a Vipers Den barrel vice and an action wrench from Bat and get to getting. Good luck and congrats on the new old barrel
wkdickinson
Gold $$ Contributor
This is just my opinion, but if it came off your action, all you need to do is screw it back on. You can cetainly check with a GO gauge. Personally, I think purchasing a NOGO gauge is a total waste of money, at least for a precision rifle. If you have a situation were a NOGO gauge won't go, you've got something else seriously wrong. Instead I like using the "Scorch Magic" tape method. Add one layer of tape to the head of you GO gauge. That will give you about .0015 to .002 clearnce.
DaveTooley
Gold $$ Contributor
If you can change a light bulb without supervision you can change a barrel. They go back to the same place. BR guys have been doing it for 50 years. Clean, then lube all surfaces before assembly.
jackieschmidt
Gold $$ Contributor
^^^^^^^^
HTSmith
Silver $$ Contributor
Yep, if I can do it anybody can
Yes I will have no issues changing the barrel. I spoke with the smith that chambered the barrels and yup just as recommended clean threads then lube and spin this one on when ready. He is fabricating me a simple barrel vice and action wrench that will work for my Bat action. I did forget to ask him about torque specs if needed though.
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BoydAllen
Gold $$ Contributor
If the barrel (or action) has not been modified since it was taken off, then you can just reinstall it, without gauges. We do that all the time with switch barrel rifles, which are nothing more than rifles for which we own multiple barrels. The one that I have the most experience with changing barrels has the action glued into the stock and changing a barrel is easy and does not take much time. All it takes is a barrel vise, and action wrench, and a tube of anti seize. I do not even remove the scope, since its height and the clearance in the barrel channel do not require it.
Doug Beach
Silver $$ Contributor
To those who have pointed out that putting a barrel back on the receiver it came off of does not require gauges:
You are, of course, 100% correct. If someone has one receiver, and 10 properly fitted barrels for it, they could swap them around as often as they like, with no concern, and no gauges.
When you have multiple receivers, multiple bolts, and possibly multiple thicknesses of separate recoil lugs, human error can creep in.
There is zero harm in double checking your barrel swap with gauges, and it might prevent a bad oops.
You are, of course, 100% correct. If someone has one receiver, and 10 properly fitted barrels for it, they could swap them around as often as they like, with no concern, and no gauges.
When you have multiple receivers, multiple bolts, and possibly multiple thicknesses of separate recoil lugs, human error can creep in.
There is zero harm in double checking your barrel swap with gauges, and it might prevent a bad oops.
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