TarHunt Slug Updated: 5/23/20
NEWS: The 20ga Schrifle™ 365gr. Copper slug added accuracy is because it was designed as a rifle cartridge clone, to be fired thru a rifled barrel, in a popper length of chamber. For peak accuracy it must be fired in a 2.1 OAL chamber that is designed for the 20ga. Schrifle™ cartridge. When fired in normal shot gun with a 2 ¾” and 3 inch chamber, although completely safe, it may lose accuracy. One case length will not work in all lengths of slug gun chambers. No more than truck tires will fit on sports cars. The major part of the overall accuracy of the 20ga Schrifle™ is the 365gr Copper projectile. It is the full bore size, non-sabot slug, based on a new patent “hollow bullet with truss” design.
Late this summer TarHunt will release a new generation of slug ammo. The (20ga “NeoTec™” 365ga Copper), slug will be loaded with the same unique projectile design. The slug round will be loaded into standard length 2 ¾” or 3” shotgun hulls, in both 365gr 20ga and 385gr 12ga slug ammo. This will allow hunters with standard rifled barrels to access the accuracy and overall performance of the “Hollow Bullet” design regardless of their chamber length. “For best accuracy order this High Performance slug round by “the gauge of your gun and the length of your chamber”. Velocity of this High Performance round should only vary slightly in either length chamber.
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May 1, 2020 Savage barrel upgrades.
Orders for the Savage 220 barrel upgrade installations; with delivered in time for this 2020 fall DEER season. Delivery times will depend on how soon you can send in your deposit and slug gun for the barrel upgrade. This time of year all barrels in stock are on a first come first serve basis. We have both the #2 fluted barrels and the #1 Non-Fluted barrel upgrades in stock. There are a few of the #1 upgrade barrels for the Savage 212 12 gauge in the #1 configuration.
Secure your 220 Savage barrel upgrade, for the upcoming 2020 Deer season NOW; with a [non-refundable] $200.00 deposit. Please be specific as to which number (#1 or #2) barrel you are interested in.
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Deposit Instructions: Orders sent in with out deposits will be placed at the current end of the upgrade list. Send a check (made out to TarHunt) for $100.00 (for a #1) and (200.00 for a #2) barrel along with the following information.
Send an email to [ sales@tarhunt.com ] It must contain the following information for the order to be processes as soon as it comes into TarHunt. If I need to chase down information your INFO, it will delay your processing.
1) Your name, address, phone number, the best time to call the number, is it your cell number?
2) If it is not your cell does your wife know? (In over 33 years in the gun business I have learned somethings)?
3) Which barrel upgrade do you want, the #1 or #2 upgrade?
4) A copy of your drivers license, or your states Firearm ID Card (if required). This copy needed when the gun is shipped back to you from TarHunt).
5) Include a appropriate deposit when shipping your gun as of 10-15-19.
If you are going to upgrade to a Boyd’s Laminate stock along with a barrel upgrade; order the stock directly form Boyd’s and have it dropped shipped directly to TarHunt at— THCI, 101 Dogtown Rd, Bloomsburg PA, 17815 In care of (your name).
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STOCK NOTES: McMillan Fiberglass Stocks: is now offering two different stocks for the Savage 220, using either the #1 or #2 barrel upgrade. The model HTV-M40 is a normal hunting style stock and the A-3 stock leans toward the tactical style stock. Call for details and make sure of a estimated delivery time (623-582-9635). It could be 4-6 months under some circumstances. NOTE: When ordering either one of these fiberglass stocks, order it with a SOLID GLASS FILLED in the action area; for use on the Savage 220 and 212 slug guns. McMillan now has the proper inlet program for a Savage 220 with a #2 barrel upgrade. Ask for the Savage 220/TarHunt inlet program.
Boyd’s Stocks: Makes their Laminate stock for the Savage 220 and the Savage 212 slug gun. In either case the stock inlet is cut to the proper diameters for both the factory action diameter and the proper size barrel channel for factory barrels. One stock for the 20 gauge and one stock for the 12 gauge so they look proper. Any questions about this issue, please Call 605-996-5011 before ordering. Boyd’s Gun Stock company has a 90 days return/replacement policy along with a 12% restocking fee.
BE ADVISED: FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WANT TO USE A BOYD’S STOCK ON YOUR SAVAGE 220; THEN YOU MUST ORDER A BOYD’S STOCKS FOR THE MODEL 220 SAVAGE Slug gun. And then possibility PAY TO HAVE THE BARREL CHANNEL OPENED UP TO THE PROPER DIAMETER TO FIT for a 12ga diameter barrel. Although Boyd’s Stock claim you cannot order a Savage 220 stock inletted with a bigger 12ga diameter barrel channel. I have install at least 10 of them made just that way? Please try and clarified your order.
NOTE: Savage is now offering a 20ga model 220 with a Boyd’s Thumb Hole stock as a factory built slug gun. It should be cheaper than buying a new gun and them buying a Boyd’s stock separately if your building a custom slug gun.
NOTE: A #2 Fluted barrel and the some Boyd’s stock will add a minimum of 1 1/4 pounds to the weight of a factory 220 Savage. The #2 barrel alone adds 10 ounces to the weight of a factory 220 Savage. Boyd’s Stock offer lightweight stocks is some models.
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More on the Two Different Barrel Upgrades for the Savage 220:
I have talked to thousands of Savage 220 owners since November 2016. It has becoming obvious that some OF THE EARLY 220 Savage slug guns may have lose barrels, a poor fit into their stock, or the barrel may not be quite SAAMI spec. Some early Savage 220 slug guns, when firing the 20ga Schrifle™ rounds are producing the same size groups as other makes of sabot ammo. When average size groups appears, usually the inside diameter of the barrel is larger than a SAAMI specification for a 20ga diameter barrel.
TarHunt offers a less costly 5 or round 6-round sample box (@ TarHunt discretion) for testing your barrel in addition to the normal 10-round production box. Only testing your barrel can tell if your ready to enjoy the 20ga Schrifle series of new slug technology. The NeoTec Copper 365gr is a non-lead slug, “The first ever, RIFLE DESIGN, ammo for rifled barrel slug guns”!!!
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Accuracy Note:
The 20ga Schrifle™ slug must fit the barrel exactly like a rifle bullet fits the bore of a center fire rifle barrel. The 20ga Schrifle™ round was designed to be fired thru a SAAMI spec rifled slug barrel. SAAMI specification for a rifled slug barrel ONLY allows for a .002ths maximum tolerance period! (.618ths min & .620ths max). Accuracy will be at its very best when fired in a 20ga Schrifle 2.1″ chamber.
The 2.1” case length of Schrifle chamber is by far the most accurate when the chamber length matches the case length. The over all length of the loaded round is controlled by the length that will properly feed thru the nylon Savage 220 clip length of 2.790.
Both the two shorter chambers, ( 2.1″ Schrifle or the SAAMI 2 3/4″), will add $50.00 to the cost of either the #1 or #2 upgrade barrel.
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Upgrade #1: TarHunt is offering a SAAMI spec, Stainless Steel, Premier, button rifled, matte finished barrel, in a (non-fluted) factory replacement format for the Savage 220. This SS Premier barrel has a slightly heavier wall thickness than the factory barrel and should not require any inlet adjustment. The #1 replacement barrel is 24 inches long with a 1-24 twist rate. It has muzzle diameter of .825ths at the end of the muzzle brake and adds only a few ounces in weight to the gun. The barrel is threaded for the Savage action and has a 3″chamber. This barrel will be set up as a “change it yourself” but it will required access to an Savage Barrel nut Wrench and a 20ga Head Space Gauge. If needed, these installation tools will be available and sold as a set. POR
The #1 barrel upgrade cost is $275.00 as a do it yourself configuration. They are only available with a 3″ Chamber. Plus shipping
The #1 barrel ( 3″ length chamber) upgrade installed by TarHunt barrel is: $355.00 Plus shipping.
A very limited number of # 1 or #2 barrels with a short chamber may be available. Either in the Schrifle 2.1 inch chamber or the standard 2 3/4 inch chamber. Cost is $50.00 extra over & above the barrel cost.
Glass bedding a Savage 220 action, fitted with a TarHunt upgrade barrel, into a Wooden Savage 220 replacement stock” is $90.00. Opening the barrel channel, in a Synthetic or Wooden Savage 220 stock to fit a #1 or #2 TarHunt upgrade barrel taper barrel is $30.00 extra. A ground recoil lug, if needed, is $32.50. Bedding the action into the factory synthetic stock can be done but it is NOT recommended.
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The #2 barrel upgrade installed by TarHunt: (shown in the Savage picture below and on the home page)
The Savage 220 slug gun shown there has the #2 Upgrade installed. This #2 replacement barrel is 24 inches long, 1-24 twist rate, Stainless Steel, Heavy Weight Premier button rifled, matte finish barrel, muzzle break, Helical Fluting with a 3″chamber. The #2 barrel is a 12ga tapered blank with a 20ga rifled bore; then fluted for weight reduction, strength, and faster cooling . It has a muzzle diameter of .875ths at the end of the Muzzle Brake and adds approximately 10 ounces in weight to the overall gun. This #2 barrel has a much heavier wall thickness than the standard Savage 220 factory slug barrel but it will fit into the factory stocks. The 220 Boyd’s stock “will require” a barrel channel inlet adjustment because the out side diameter is a 12ga diameter tapper.
Since this heavier barrel taper is locked up tight against the recoil lug and action face; a ground recoil lug may be used “if needed” in between barrel and the action face. The Savage barrel nut locking system will be used on the #2 upgrade due to the inherit design of the 220 Savage action. This heavier barrel will be solidly tighten to place. Insuring the barrel stays tight while it is under the heavy recoil and torque, generated by a heavy bore size projectile turning at 55,000+ rpms. Remember a slug can weight 2-4 times more weight of a rifle projectile. And the actual amount of time the slug spends in the barrel of a slug gun is much longer than rifles at 2650fps and above. The #2 barrel update with muzzle brake is $455.00 installed.
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NOTICE: Prices are subject to change without notice. As much as a $90.00 charge will be assessed against any original gun work deposits for any cancellations on the owners behalf; to offset return shipping costs of the gun.
This $90.00 return shipping charge is an assessed fee; for the return of a non-completed slug gun, and has NOTHING to due with the $100.00 UP FRONT (non-refundable) deposit for the Stainless Steel barrel.
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The Savage 220 slug gun shown here with a #2 Upgrade barrel installed. Barrel Cost $455.00
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Liability clause: The purchaser assumes all responsibility for the proper installation of this number one (1) barrel upgrade on the Savage 220 bolt action slug gun. This includes setting the headspace to the proper SAAMI specification and applying the proper torque on the barrel nut. Once the barrel nut is properly torqued and the head space is rechecked; the purchaser must stamp/mark the barrel with the proper markings as follows [ 20ga. 3” 1-24tr. ] in an easily readable position on the barrel. Check the muzzle brake after cleaning for a bore obstruction, such as a stuck cleaning patch. Check the holes in the muzzle break for carbon/plastic build up every 2 years minimum. There is no implied accuracy guarantee or implied liability, with any barrel TarHunt did not install. NOTE: TarHunt is not responsible for any and all damages to the firearm(s), person(s) firing the firearm, and/or person(s) as bystanders, due to the improper installation of any barrel that TarHunt did not install or due to the failure of the barrel or due to Savage 220 action.
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SHIPPING CHARGES: Shipping charges may vary, depending on the final weight, box dimensions, value and destination. The shipping charge is an estimation only and may be adjusted when your order is shipped. ON A RETURN SHIPMENT A SIGNATURE WILL BE REQUIRED.
INSTRUCTIONS TO SHIP YOUR FIREARM: In compliance with the ATF rules & regulations inside the United States, firearms are required to be shipped back to the address it was sent from OR to a FFL holder. We require all return shipments of firearms be returned shipped in a hard case to protect them unless otherwise authorized buy the owner. NOTE: any damage occurring during the return shipment, without a hard gun case involved; it will be very hard to collect ANY damages.
NOTE: Please include (inside the case) a letter with your name address, daytime phone #, email address & instructions. Please include your order date & insure your long gun for the full amount including the scope, rings and the rifle case itself.
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For your reference: The 20ga Schrifle™ slug must fit the barrel exactly like a rifle bullet fits the bore of a center fire rifle barrel. The 20ga Schrifle™ round was designed to be fired thru a SAAMI spec rifled slug barrel. SAAMI specification for a rifled slug barrel ONLY allows for a .002ths maximum tolerance period!
The Internal size of a SAAMI specification rifled slug barrel: On top of the rifling (bore diameter) is .609ths minimum and .611ths is the maximum diameters. In the bottom of the rifling between the lands (grove diameter) is .618ths minimum and .620ths maximum diameter. The 20ga NeoTec Copper 365gr projectile is .619ths in diameter, exactly in the middle of the (grove diameters) .618ths min. and 620ths max.