Dust
Active Member
Been looking at the savage in 308 for a while, and was considering getting it instead of the Tikka. With that said, what caliber barrels can I use if I buy a 308 savage?
It will work with the 7mm mag but you would have to change the bolt as well, since the 7 mm has a different head size than the .30-06. To keep it simple, you would have to change out the barrel to similar head sizes, like the .30-06, .270 Winchester, .243, .280 Remington, etc. so you can use the original bolt.If it has a long action (many Savages were built on the long action and chambered in standard/medium length cartridges) then .30-06, 7mm Rem mag and anything shorter.
.300 Savage is the parent case for .308, and .308 is the parent case for .243.I was looking at a link on savage shooters, and it seems that the 308, 22-250, and the 243 will all use the same bolt head