Author Topic: savage 340v question (Read 1137 times)

ilikebike · « **on:** January 03, 2005, 12:50:55 PM »

Looking to change 225win to a friendlier caliber possibly 243. I am wondering about what it should cost to get a new chamber/barrel made since there are none that I can find. Any help is appreciated!!! I would like to have at least a little knowledge when I go into the gunsmith shop.

Thanks,
Dave

Airsporter · « **Reply #1 on:** January 03, 2005, 01:42:59 PM »

Don't know if .243 pressure is a good idea for that action. Believe it was originally chambered in 30-30 and small base .22 centerfires.

Custom barrel job would probably cost more than the price of a new gun. Several hundred I'd guess.

ilikebike · « **Reply #2 on:** January 03, 2005, 03:05:01 PM »

wouldnt a 30-30 build a relatively close pressure to a 243. But anyway having a barrel built to fit the action would cost a couple hundred??? I could also go with a 223 I guess, but I was just thinking about multiple uses. Thank you for the reply.

Thank you,
Dave

gunnut69 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 04, 2005, 09:43:52 PM »

The rifle was chambered in 225 and that's a close ballistic cousin to the 22-250..but at a lowered pressure. I've heard that Savage had problems with the 340 in 225 so I would guess that was more pressure than the action wanted.. The 30-30 operates at significantly lower pressure levels than does the 243.. You won't likely get a barrel installed for $200.. at leaast not a quality one.. Even the Adams&Bennet barrels from Midway cost over a hundred plus the installation fee.... You might check with GunPartsCorp for a replacement barrel.. They may have a replacement available at a lower price.. but not likely a 243..

Snowshoe · « **Reply #4 on:** January 05, 2005, 01:35:13 AM »

I have seen replacement barrels in .223, and .30-30 for these rifles, and they were cheep, but can't remember were. We have 2 of these rifles in .30-30 and like them very much, but there is no way I would stand behind one firing a .243. They were never intended to handle that much push.

Airsporter · « **Reply #5 on:** January 05, 2005, 11:37:45 AM »

Did a quick search on Gun Parts

http://www.gunpartscorp.com/

They offer barrels for various versions of the 340. .223 is around $65, but you may need to change out the bolt head (they show out of stock). Complete bolt is about $80. I'm not familiar enough with this model to be sure exactly what you need. Magazines are listed at $31 each.

Still a pretty expensive proposition when you add labor. Cheaper to take up reloading. The .225 is a good cartridge. Unfortunately, by the time Winchester introduced it, the 22-250 had caught on big time.

earschplitinloudenboomer · « **Reply #6 on:** January 09, 2005, 08:41:21 PM »

Check cartridge head size, then you might consider .300 Savage, good factory ammo still available. Might check magazine also to see what will feed properly. Quite a few of these guns were chambered in .300 Savage. Runs a couple hundred feet per second behind .308. With Win. 150 gr Silvertips, does neat things to whitetail.

gunnut69 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 10, 2005, 12:20:37 PM »

Be very careful...I find no reference at all to the 340 ever being chambered in 300 Savage. The M99 and the SuperSporter(M20 I think) but not the 340!!!

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oldgunr · « **Reply #9 on:** January 22, 2005, 07:28:28 PM »

The Savage model 340 was chambered in 22 hornet, 222rem, 223rem, 224win and 30-30. Numrich gun parts has most if not all the parts needed for the model 340 in all it's series, including barrels.