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You can't put a 223 barrel on a action with a 243 bolt face.
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Sure you can... you just have to buy a new bolt face. ($40-$50 IIRC) (and you'd probably need a new magazine box)
I have a Shaw 260 barrel that to date, SUCKS!!! I'd pay the extra $50 for a McGowen without even thinking about it.
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shooter_john You did figure in the whole cost.
Did you have the following done.
Barrel threaded, crowned and chambered
True the action
Lap the lugs
oversize recoil lug
install the barrel
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None of the above was done, except installation of course. I did that part myself in the shop with a vise, action wrench, and Savage barrel nut wrench. Took roughly 10 minutes. And all that lapping the lugs requires is some lapping compound ($16 from Brownells) and a few minutes in front of the TV working the bolt. If I ever get that kind of spare time, I may look into it.