I bought a Savage Youth model .243 about 10 years ago for my 5 Grandkids to use for deer hunting. One of my Grandsons loves that rifle and kept using it after he got a custom .270 from his uncle. He's 16 years old, 6' 2" tall and weighs 210 lbs. now but he still likes to shoot this .243. I got it back from him yesterday and plan to replace the barrel with a longer one and use a full size stock.
I forgot that the youth model Savages don't have a barrel nut. I already had a barrel and stock picked out but the new barrel requires a barrel nut. Can I remove the original barrel and use a barrel nut on this youth model action to install the new barrel?
I plan to swap it back when the great grandkids start showing up.
