The project is finally completely finished

[7-08 fan]

It turned out better than I figured I'm super happy with it. I know I have about 4 post on here about it already but I'm proud and I can't help myself.

 

[knightrider]

looks great,i need one of them now[lol]

 

[buckdead]

sharp

 

[TNTomtaker01]

Very nice!

 

[skynimrod]

Looks very deadly!
Very Nice Job...

 

[Tiny]

Congrats

 

[TiminTN]

Sharp looking setup, I really like it.

 

[762hunter]

did you buy the stock that way or paint it yourself?


Looks good!

 

[762hunter]

whats that chambered in?

Does NOT look like a 7mm-08

 

[7-08 fan]

It's a .260 remington, I guess I just got a thing for short action calibers. This one was a coin toss between .308 and .260 but I already have a 308 and (2) 7mm-08 so the 260 won out.

 

[JimFromTN]

How much did you end up spending not including the original savage 110? I am thinking about doing the same thing because I like building rifles but part of me thinks I would be better off just selling the savage and buying either a new 700 sps tactical or savage 10fp but the barrel won't be as good and neither will the stock or the trigger for that matter.

 

[W.Seay]

Looks good

 

[JohnnyBond]

Looks good

 

[7-08 fan]

Thanks guys

 

[ttf909]

sweet

 

[RUGER]

Very nice !

 

[280longshot]

Nothing like a bolt action rifle. What aftermarket barrel did you use?? I'm thinking about getting a savage short action and doing the same. Any advice. I have a 7-08 already but was wanting another experiment. Can't have to many guns.

 

[ttf909]

thats awesome

 

[JimFromTN]

Nothing like a bolt action rifle. What aftermarket barrel did you use?? I'm thinking about getting a savage short action and doing the same. Any advice. I have a 7-08 already but was wanting another experiment. Can't have to many guns.

Depends on your budget. If you are limited to $150 for a barrel then either an Adams and Bennet from Midway or one of the barrels off of switchbarrel.com

http://www.switchbarrel.com/SAV_SALE.htm

If you can go $200, Wilson Barrels

http://www.switchbarrel.com/Wilson.htm

or if they don't have the caliber and contour you want, Brownells sells ER Shaw barrels. I think I'd go with Wilson first.

If you can go $300 then either Shilen from Midway or Mcgowen.

http://www.midwayusa.com/browse/BrowseP ... andId=1554

http://www.mcgowenbarrel.com/catalog4.htm

If you can go higher than $300, check out Brux barrels at Sharp Shooters Supply.

http://www.sharpshootersupply.com/BruxBarrels.html

 

[280longshot]

Any information will help. My last project I used a Shilen barrell and a Bell&Carlson stock on a winchester short action. I did have to use a gunsmith to cut the threads and install the barrel. I want to use a savage action this time so i can cut out the gun smith cost.

 

[JimFromTN]

I am doing the same thing. I am trying to build a 308 varmint rifle out of a 110 action. I have had 2 issues using the savage 110 action. The first is the barrel and the 2nd is the stock. Midway has great prices on Shilen barrels but you are limited on calibers and contours. Switchbarrel.com has great deals on barrels but again the calibers and contours are limited. I ended up ordering a heavy 26" barrel in 308 from Mcgowen. The cost was $221 plus shipping. I have not received it yet. All of the research that I have done has come up very positive for Mcgowen. You are also limited to a stock selection with the savage as well. Your basic choices are Bell & Carlson, Choate, Ramline, Boyds laminate or some other laminate stock, and custom stocks which are really expensive. I am wanting a fiberglass composite stock. I am leaning towards a Stockade stock and getting what they call a Money saver stock. Basically, you are buying a stock straight out of the mold and you finish it and paint it.

http://www.stockadegunstocks.com/stocks.html

There are many different commercial replacement triggers on the market which include Timney, Rifle Basix, Sharpe Shooters Supply, Jewell, and Shilen. Most of them offer both a hunting trigger that goes from around 12 oz to 3 lbs and a competition trigger that goes from around 4 oz to 1 lb. I don't really want a competition trigger so I am leaning towards the Rifle Basix SAV-1 trigger which goes for around $85.

The only thing that I may have a gunsmith do is blueprint the action and possibly teflon coat or put some other kind of finish on the rifle.

 

[280longshot]

Thanks for the information. I wish i had a lathe and could do my own rebarreling. I have a friend that is a machinest but he has never done any gunsmith work. Maybe i have a plan.

 

[Howa]

I recognize the freedom green camo B&C stock, I went back and forth between it and the o.d. green with black spiderwebbing for my Savage/pac-nor smokeless project I am doing. I finally went for the o.d. green but that freedom green camo looks really really good. Sharp looking rifle.

 

[JimFromTN]

tacticalworks.com have choate stocks that no one else seems to carry.

This is one I have been considering

http://www.tacticalworks.com/Savage-LA- ... hoate.html

 

[WTM]

Any information will help. My last project I used a Shilen barrell and a Bell&Carlson stock on a winchester short action. I did have to use a gunsmith to cut the threads and install the barrel. I want to use a savage action this time so i can cut out the gun smith cost.

if i may i might add to jims response a bit. there are 4 generations of savage actions out there. with the last 2 being the majority of actions in the used market. before you buy a stock make sure you are getting it for the correct action as the screw spacing is different. most stock makers now are identifying as stagger feed(last gen) and center feed(newest gen).

there are a ton of stock options for the last gen actions, and not a whole lot for the newest gens. stockade stocks can make them for all actions, stocky's has some limited for the newer actions, boyd's stocks doesnt make them for the new gen actions. as for the barrels you can order directly from the barrel maker and bypass the retailers and get a better selection of chamberings, but it may take longer.

for the action trueing and gunsmithing i would use fred at SSS. hes made a science out of it. trueing and timing a savage action is an entirely different animal than blueprinting a remington action, and as far as i know he is the only one with the tooling to correctly cut the lugs. he also squares the action, times it, resets the firing pin protrusion, fixes the bolt lift problem, and squares the nut for full contact. and its only 125 bucks. if you only want a better bolt lift, then stockade sells a bolt lift kit that you can install yourself for 8 bucks. that is if you know something about hand tools and can put the bolt back together.

good luck.