Savage Stock Replacement Opinions...

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wolfe 21

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I have purchased a used savage 110 in 22-250, varmint barrel, pre-accutrigger that I would like to replace the factory plastic stock on. Does anybody have a suggestion as to a good replacement stock, either factory savage or aftermarket... say under $200.

shoot mostly from sandbags on a bench or prone, if that makes a difference.
James.
 
Under $200, the Boyds stocks are about the best option. Be careful ordering. Savage has 2-3 different stock styles to fit changing actions over recent years. It is easy to end up with one that does not fit.

It won't shoot a bit better than what you have. I'd buy $200 worth of ammo or a better scope.
 
what about one of the Choate Machine & tool stocks with the integral bedding block... Any advantage as far as accuracy goes or just for the visuals? And I realize they weigh right around 4 pounds and are the max of my budget..
 
No advantage to the choate IMO, just a much heavier and clunky stock than a Boyd's. Just properly bed the Boyd's stock and all will be good.
 
This is a Boyd's stock on an older Savage 112, chambered for .220 swift.
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Many people will pillar bed these, but I just put a skim coat of epoxy on the receiver bottom and recoil lug. It settled in as firm as could be. I replaced the trigger with a timney, put it a steel trigger guard, and an oversized bolt handle.

The factory stock was some awful flimsy plastic thing with a splinter fore end. I don't know that the rifle shoots any better now, but it looks better and the timney trigger makes it is easier to shoot as well as it did before.
 
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wolfe 21 said:
what about one of the Choate Machine & tool stocks with the integral bedding block... Any advantage as far as accuracy goes or just for the visuals? And I realize they weigh right around 4 pounds and are the max of my budget..
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I have the choate tactical rifle stock for my remington 700 and I absolutely love it. It is heavy, and wide, so if you dont have large hands, id suggest skipping it. But if it is a good fit for your hand, I think it is the best tactical stock you can get for the money.


im not sure how good your stock is now, but going to the choate from my factory stock (skeletonized poly with no metal bedding block or pillars) was like night and day. instant obvious improvement in accuracy.
 
I like the Choate for a bench stock, my son has one of his .308's in one.

I was a bit frustrated by a lack of aftermarket selections for a .260 build I just finished with a DBM, and ended up putting it in an AICS. I'm going to try to work up a proto design for these, not many choices other than the high end AICS and other chassis systems, or McMillan/Manners. Not much of anything in the $200-$300 range.

I agree to just try bedding what you've got. I got a Boyd's "Tacticool" to look over, and the comb was ridiculously low for use with an optic and would have required a large stock pack or addition of a Kydex cheekrest.
 
My vote is for the Boyds, I put one on my ruger Hawkeye, perfect fit and improved accuracy, plus it added to the looks..
 

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shoot mostly from sandbags on a bench or prone, if that makes a difference.
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For this reason, I recommend the Choate stock. Had you been asking about a hunting rifle that you would be carrying and shooting in the field/woods alot, I'd recommend the Boyd's.

I have a Savage 12 .223 with a varmint barrel and Choate Ultimate Varmint stock, and for a bench rifle it's great. It has a V block which beds the action very well, and the barrel channel generously floats the barrel. It's rather heavy, but for a bench rifle, that's a good thing. It's not the prettiest stock out there, but it is very functional and serves it's intended purpose very well.

I also have a Savage Axis .223 in a Boyd's Prairie Hunter stock. As with all laminate stocks, it's a bit on the heavy side for a sporter, but you get much more resistance to moisture, humidity, and temp. than with traditional walnut. It's much better looking IMO than my Choate stock. The barrel is floated and the reciever cut-out is CNC'ed so it fits pretty tight, but a bedding job would definitely improve the fit. All things considered, for a wood hunting rifle stock the Boyd's is easily the best for the money IMO.

I like them both, so I cant say that either stock is better than the other, but for your uses the Choate is better suited.

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I'd prioritize fixing this before the stock, with a Timney or Rifle Basix. ;)
 
The Boyds "Tacticool" stock would be fine for bench shooting, the buttstock has a good surface for riding a bag. The Choate would be fine as well, so I'd just compare the two and see which appealed to you better.

A lot of folks actually like the thumbhole stocks, but for some reason they never really caught my attention, but it might be the cats meow for you.

Jimro
 
For under $200, I also recommend Boyds'. The last two stocks I ordered (also for Savages) were Boyds' and they have been great.
 
Wolfe 21,Your rifle is a Staggered feed magazine stock.
Boyd's stocks are good stocks,but some styles only come in Center feed. The action screw spacing on Long actions is the same for either style of magazine,but you will have to enlarge the magwell area of a Center feed stock to make a Staggered feed work.
I just finished a Boyd's LH Featherweight Thumbhole stock for the custom 6.5-06 I just built off an older 110 tactical action.

You can see the amount of wood,that I needed to remove in this picture.



I used a dremel tool with a cutting bit to remove the material.



Finished product.

 
I also have several of the Choate Tactical stocks. These are very nice stocks,and the aluminum bedding block does a great job with the action.
These stocks are a little heavy,but I have no problems hunting with any of my Choate stocked rifles with a good sling on them.

308 & 25/06


Custom 6.5 Creedmoor
 
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