Restocking my Model 12 FV

[holescreek]

I normally build my own rifles but I broke tradition and bought an FV from Cabellas a several weeks ago. I was so impressed with it's accuracy that I tried to figure out what I could add to the platform. In all honesty the only things I could find wrong with it was the grip angle of the stock and the blind magazine was so hard to load that I'd resorted to loading one shot at a time into the chamber.

I looked around for another stock and bottom metal combination that I could set the action into but the cost of bottom metal with one mag was 2/3 the cost of the whole rifle after rebate. Add the cost of a wood stock and I could buy another rifle! So I just ordered a magazine and started whittling on some aluminum.

I'll add to the thread as I go along, hard to say when I'll be finished.

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[alltherage]

i think that's awesome.

[DrThunder88]

It looks like quality work. Thanks for sharing the project photos!

[holescreek]

Thanks fellows, it's going to be slow going now as I still need to figure out what the butt stock needs to look like. I got the trigger guard finished this morning, time to get busy with CAD. I was pretty stoked when it cycled a few rounds through the magazine, with a new mag design (new to me) I never know if I should have angled it or cut the channel straight.

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[holescreek]

A little more done, need to start on the front end and have lots of hand work to go.

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[sharpshooter]

How much for a chunk of aluminum that size?

[holescreek]

I buy large aluminum bars at the local scrap yard/recycling center for $1.25/lb. This chunk would've cost about $15.

[243LPR]

Now that's DIY! Some skill and the right tools go a long way.

[holescreek]

This is my third aluminum stock but my first Savage stock. It gets easier with each one, especially if I can incorporate previous design ideas. I have a .308 Model 10 FCP-K that will be getting a similar upgrade as soon as I come up with a plan for dealing with the bottom bolt release.

[jpx2rk]

Cool looking rig. You do some HD whittlin'. :cool:

[Anschutz]

This is pretty cool. Thanks for sharing. I wish I could do a stock like on the newer Anschutz rifles and make a savage prone rifle.

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[holescreek]

I go the hand work done over the weekend, glass beaded, taped off and Duracoated the aluminum parts. This morning I got the few steel components parkerized and assembled everything for a few pics.

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[holescreek]

This is pretty cool. Thanks for sharing. I wish I could do a stock like on the newer Anschutz rifles and make a savage prone rifle.
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Just take it one piece at a time. There is a lot of small parts but nothing you couldn't do.

[Anschutz]

Just take it one piece at a time. There is a lot of small parts but nothing you couldn't do.
Finished that up nicely. I've never worked with a mil so it would definitely be a learning curve to get over.

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[Zero333]

This is my third aluminum stock but my first Savage stock. It gets easier with each one, especially if I can incorporate previous design ideas. I have a .308 Model 10 FCP-K that will be getting a similar upgrade as soon as I come up with a plan for dealing with the bottom bolt release.

Nice work !

Makes me wanna get a mill.... and a lathe.

I've converted bottom bolt release to top release on my brothers308 FCP-K.

I ordered a sear from brownells for like $6 (bolt release is together with the sear).

On rifles with the top bolt release there is a recess on the action for the bolt release lever and on the fcpk there is no such recess. So I bent the sear lever outwards until it broke and re-welded it on a very slight angle to clear the receiver. I then cut a recess in the stock for the bolt release lever.

As you can see in the pic, it's a fcp-k with a top bolt release and aics bottom metal. I don't remember what manufacturer's bottom metal he got but I remember they shipped the wrong one and I had to grind off some of the aluminum bedding and extend the front screw spacing because the bottom metal was for 4.2" hole spacing and the fcp-k has the 4.4" spacing.

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[holescreek]

Nice work !

Makes me wanna get a mill.... and a lathe.

I've converted bottom bolt release to top release on my brothers308 FCP-K.

I ordered a sear from brownells for like $6 (bolt release is together with the sear).

On rifles with the top bolt release there is a recess on the action for the bolt release lever and on the fcpk there is no such recess. So I bent the sear lever outwards until it broke and re-welded it on a very slight angle to clear the receiver. I then cut a recess in the stock for the bolt release lever.

As you can see in the pic, it's a fcp-k with a top bolt release and aics bottom metal. I don't remember what manufacturer's bottom metal he got but I remember they shipped the wrong one and I had to grind off some of the aluminum bedding and extend the front screw spacing because the bottom metal was for 4.2" hole spacing and the fcp-k has the 4.4" spacing.




That's a great idea! I've been trying to read up on what members have posted about the conversion but catching up on it all has been hit or miss so far. I appreciate the tip on Brownells, I'll give them a look to see if they still have parts. I was under the impression that there was yet another component that needed changing. Once I get into the project I'll put more time into figuring it out. I still need to decide which .308 mag to use and purchase one to compare size to my current drawing.

Brownells shows an 855-000-267MB Sear for a Model 110, 111, 112, 210 for $11.99 on back order. It's the only Savage sear they list on the site. Sound right?

[Zero333]

Yes that's the sear... Tho I guess I was wrong on the pricing.

They'll have it back in stock soon, just keep checking.

[holescreek]

Shot it today with the new stock and ran a few groups through the On-Target program. Using the new chassis my best 5 shot 100 yard group with PPU was .721" and the SMK group measured .423". My buddy shot the rifle for the first time ever got a .598" group with PPU.

He went straight to Cabellas from the range and bought one for himself. I may need more aluminum!

[Estes640]

Holescreek, I sent you a pm. Also, what were the dimensions of the aluminum block you started with?

[DrThunder88]

Those would be good results even if you weren't shooting Prvi Partizan! I've never found a gun that liked it more than 1.5" 5-shot groups. Was it the 168gr match?