What stock for A Savage 10fp?

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If cost is an option, the Choate Varminter or Sniper have been getting good reviews by Savage owners.
 
My Savage 10FP .308 currently sports a Bell and Carlson Duramaxx stock. For $90, the stock is excellent. I like the black/grey web finish, and it comes standard with a Pachmayr Decelerator recoil pad. My only complaint was that when I received the stock I had to sand the barrel channel to get it to free-float properly. Other than that, I love it. For the money I don't think it can be beat.
I had one of the Choate Sniper stocks on my 110 in .30-06 before I sold it. The Sniper stock is nice, it looks good and it is very solid and sturdy. I didn't like the OD green color or the silly "Ultimate Sniper" logo on the side of the stock, so to fix that I sanded off the billboard and spray painted it black. The stock is a bit heavy if you intend to carry your rifle a lot, but the weight also makes it very stable when shooting from a bench or prone.
Expect to pay about $140 (give or take $15-20).
TechniCarbon Dynamics makes a pretty neat looking stock for Savage rifles, as well. Kurt's Kustom Firearms sells them. For $299, though, I would probably just spend the extra cash for a McMillan.

Hope this info helps you. Good luck in your decision.
-Nic
 
Nic: I bought the B&C stock also and am also having trouble with it contacting the barrel all down the right side. What did you use to "sand" out the channel? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!
 
Sharp Shooter Supply in Delphos, Ohio have some particularly rigid stocks for Savage rifles.

Rick
 
My Savage 10FP .308 currently sports a Bell and Carlson Duramaxx stock. For $90, the stock is excellent. I like the black/grey web finish, and it comes standard with a Pachmayr Decelerator recoil pad. My only complaint was that when I received the stock I had to sand the barrel channel to get it to free-float properly.
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I was looking in my Brownells catalog and saw this stock. How bad was the stock touching the barrel? Did you have to remove a lot of material?
 
Nic: I bought the B&C stock also and am also having trouble with it contacting the barrel all down the right side. What did you use to "sand" out the channel?
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I just used some sandpaper (I can't remember exactly what grit it was) and sanded for a few minutes and it was OK.

I was looking in my Brownells catalog and saw this stock. How bad was the stock touching the barrel? Did you have to remove a lot of material?
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On mine, only about the last two inches of the stock's forearm were contacting the barrel on the right side. I didn't have to remove that much material, and it wasn't really difficult or time consuming.
 
Must agree with Nic. B&C stock is very nice, especially for the price.

I also had to sand down the channel somewhat to get it to float. Not very much. I just used sandpaper.

Nice rifle. New Accu-trigger 10FP in .223 w/ B&C stock, Weaver Grand Slam 4-14x40mm. With surplus NATO ammo, I'm shooting sub-MOA. Tough to beat that.
 
Thanks for all the info. I'll probably place an order for it soon. On a side note, do you guys use a torque wrench on your action screws for the Savage? If so, how much torque did you set the action/takedown screws?
 
Nic and Bam-Bam: Thanks for the info. I'll pick up some sandpaper and get at it! Ocabj: my barrel is contacting the stock for about 2/3 of the length. :mad:
 
Guys you forgot to post a picture of the Bell and Carlson stocks.

Once I get back to the states, I will be buying one of these stocks for my 10 FP.
 
Guys you forgot to post a picture of the Bell and Carlson stocks.
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I went shooting this weekend with a bunch of my friends and took plenty of pics. Once I get 'em developed I'll post some of the better ones.
 
My two savages wear a B&C DuraMaxx and a SSS Varmint/Tactical.
I like them both. Both needed the sandpaper trick. Just wrap some 100 grit garnet sandpaper around a 1 inch dowel and go to work.

For the money, the B&C is hard to beat. My plain black model has plenty of texture for gripping and the forend is wide enough to give a good grip as well. Lots better than the original savage stock.

Does anyone know what the action screws should be torqued to? I've heard, "real tight on the front screw and just snug on the rear screw." I may have to experiment on that one...

Nic, let's see those pictures!

Thanks
 
i believe the recommended torque for a Choate is 50ft/lbs... and a H-S is something like 65ft/lbs

how wide are the forends?
 
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I have the 10FP-LE1 in .308 and the factory stock was okay, but sort of flimsy. That was just to me. The rifle shoots great with factory stock. I wondered into a gunsmith shop last week and they had a bunch of stocks lined up for sale. I found a laminated stock that looked like it came from the Savage Varmint Stainless. I ask about it and sure enough it had. The owner put a different stock on his gun and ask the owner of store to sell the old one. The gunsmith told me he thought it would fit the 10FP short action with little to no work. It was $97.00. I took a chance and sure enough it fit just about perfect. I removed the stainless sling studs and put the studs from my factory stock in their place. The triggerguard fit, too. The action screws from my old stock were too short. I went back to the gunsmith store and looked through all his old action screws and found two that fit just right. Anyways, this is what I finally put together. It is alot heavier but I like the looks. I would like to glass bed the action, but that is something that I would not even try. It shoots fine as is. Just another option for you to think about.
 

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Forends seem to be about:

B&C Duramax ~ 1 5/8"

SSS Varmint/Tactical ~ 2 1/2"

Savage Synthetic ~ 1 - 1 1/8" ?

I'll try to check the exact dimensions when I get home from work, but thats pretty close to it. The SSS has a fat (phat?) palmswell as well, whereas the B&C is more like a sporter.

Lucky Jim, that's nice! I wanted to do that but I failed at e-bay (lost in the final minutes...$71) and the ones at midwayusa are $193. You scored!
 
thanks Shalako. i have a line on a 10FP .223 w/a 20" barrel and was thinking on another stock other than the Choate Varmint that i have on my .308
 
Another vote for the B&C Duramaxx stock. I love mine. My rifle does not have a bull barrel so I did not have any trouble with barrel contact. The stock is very strong and a gives me a better cheek weld than the factory stock when using a scope. It is also easier on the eyes than the butt-ugly black plastic stock it came with. My stock is blue with the black spider webbing. The painted stock was about $115 when I bought it.

I modified my stock to work with the Savage detachable box magazine. This was possible because the stock is manufatured from an homogoenous composite material so it does not suffer from being weakened if material is removed from the surface as is the case with many fiberglass stocks. The material works just like a dense wood when you sand or file on it.
 
Hi guys thanks for the responses! Sorry it took so long to reply I was out of town. It looks as though the Duramaxx gets A thumbs up for a inexpesive stock. I picked up my rifle yesterday now I just need to wait for my Midway order to arrive so I can mount the scope. Im sure impressed with Savage rifles, Quality at an affordable price gotta love that. Ican't wait to shoot it. Nic I saw the pics you posted they look good.

Tom
 
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