Old Savage Plastic Vs. Wood Laminate

[matshock]

I'm getting a solid 1 MOA out of my Savage with the cheap plastic stock.

I have a line on one of their nice laminate stocks for way under $200.00.

Will it be that much better or should I just keep what I have? I don't want an uber-heavy tactical stock.

[blobman]

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what model,cal?is vcurrent stock freefloater?




1 moa is pretty solid

[matshock]

Free float, .308 savage 16- pure plastic hunting style stock (no aluminum pillar)

Hornady match 167 gr

[ubersoldate]

You will get better grouping with a proper pillar bedding in my experience.

Now if that better groups is worth more money, thats up to you.

Savage makes some nice rifles, and a there are alot of awesome pillar bedded, Alum boxed stocks that arent supertactical though...
Like alot of the bell and carlson stuff...
They make more monte carlo hunting style marksmen stocks as well.

This is the best place Ive found over the years to get stock and info and such...
http://www.stockysstocks.com/servlet/StoreFront

[ubersoldate]

Dang, I just did a fast search, and found some damn nice pillar bedded stocks for savage heavy barrels for cheap! And they arent all heavy/tactical...
http://www.stockysstocks.com/servlet/the-35/Bell-%26-Carlson-~Savage/Detail


Sorry, I just noticed you were after a lammy not synthetic stock...

[aliceinchains]

Do you really need to shoot under an inch. If not move on and spend it towards another rifle. Just my 2 cents.

[matshock]

Thanks Uber- unfortunately though I have the hinged-bottom version with the 4.4" screw spacing.

The stock I was looking at is like those stocky stocks laminates only it's Savage labeled and it's got the plumbing for a hinged floorplate.

Opinions seem mixed anyway. I think I'll stick with what I have until something much better comes along.

[matshock]

OK, I went all Blue Dog and came up with an improvised solution.

I opened up the channel a bit then I added a steel rod to the stock with some epoxy:

http://www.gunsnet.net/photopost/data/500/medium/Savge_Stiffened_Forend.jpg

Now I can bear down on the stock in prone with a bipod and not break the free-float. The rod extends under the bedding block just a tad- and scrunches up against the hinged floorplate. The other end makes contact with the swivel stud nut.

I'll shoot it Wednesday and let you all know how it turns out.

[ubersoldate]

OK, I went all Blue Dog and came up with an improvised solution.

I opened up the channel a bit then I added a steel rod to the stock with some epoxy:

http://www.gunsnet.net/photopost/data/500/medium/Savge_Stiffened_Forend.jpg

Now I can bear down on the stock in prone with a bipod and not break the free-float. The rod extends under the bedding block just a tad- and scrunches up against the hinged floorplate. The other end makes contact with the swivel stud nut.

I'll shoot it Wednesday and let you all know how it turns out.

Very cool man!

[matshock]

On the 200 yard line...

The stock held fine but I wasn't preforming real well today so no pics.

But I did learn a new thing today- more magnification isn't necessarily better.

I shot a better overall group with my A2/4X ACOG (68 grain match) than I did with the Savage/Leupold set to 8X (168 grain match).

It was easier to hold the cross centered on the bullseye at 4X than at 8X- at 8X I was swimming around in the bullseye and at 4X I just parked on it which was much easier to hold steady on.

I ran out of ammo for the Savage before I shot my group with the A2. I'm going to try the Savage with the Leupold dialed down to 4X next time and see what happens.

I'll bring the camera next time and snap a couple of pics.