[triggerman770]

lathes are needed in non-Savage type rifles as a barrel "blank" has no tennon cut for the threads, nor is it chambered, and gunsmiths usually cut the tenon and chamber the barrel on the lathe. no lathes are needed on the Savage type as these barrels are usually fully chambered. When I barrel a Savage,
I use a barrel vise, then out the barrel nut wrench on the barrel, and turn the barrel nut on all the way, take the extractor and ejector out of the bolt, then put the bolt in the receiver, the go guage in the chamber and turn the receiver in till it stops, then tighten the barrel nut to 35 ft lbs. and it's done, with a minimum chamber