Magazine help

[hathaway]

Hello all! I have inherited what I believe is an older 110 S/N F618875. It appears to not have a detachable style mag box, possibly just sandwiches between the stock and bottom of action. I cannot find this as of yet. New or used please point me in a direction. Thanks for the any help. I haven't figured out how to post pictures for help yet.

[Blue Avenger]

information on blind magazines or your actual magazine is missing?

[hathaway]

I am guessing it is a blind. I have not heard this term before but the stock is solid wood no trapdoor and there are no cut outs or boss style area as typical detachable mags have.

[KMW1954]

There are two types of blind magazines. Stagger feed and Center feed.
https://www.savageshooters.com/content.php?464-Savage-Magazines-Identifying-Centerfeed-or-Stagger-feed

Hope that helps some. I have one of each, a blind mag and a Detachable Box.

[hathaway]

This helped alot actually! I think this is what I need to be complete! Appears to be a staggered blind.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240407/06aec2cf727c2621ccfc7178a03358c1.jpg

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[KMW1954]

If that is a blind mag, stagger feed, next determine if that is a short action with a spacer or a long action w/o a plastic spacer. If you need I can take a picture of my short action stagger feed and post it.

[hathaway]

It is long from what I found online and measured. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240407/a48d1cf6fe58563ee95ca4c675b57519.jpg

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[pdog06]

Your rifle was built in 1997.

You haven’t said what caliber it is? Or verified the action screw spacing. It should be 5.0” for a long action.

However,
From one of our articles on this subject,

“From 1988 to 1997 all Savage bolt-action rifles were made on long-actions. Those chambered for short-action cartridges have a shorter magazine port cut to work with the existing short-action magazine boxes from previous years. As such, even though the action is technically a long action you can not mount a long-action cartridge magazine to it without having the magazine port lengthened.”

So basically before buying a follower and spring you will need to verify the action screw length, and if it has the full mag box cutout or the shortened mag box cutout.

With A picture of said action we could tell you in a second.

[big honkin jeep]

Is there a magazine box attached to your action?
Should be attached with tabs front and rear that fit into notches/recesses in the bottom of the action.
If you dont have the box youre going to need one in addition to the spring and follower.

[hathaway]

Apologies, the rifle is .223. It does have the box attached to the action. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240407/7d081706c5d62bae5fb2f174342d4ee3.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240407/d5bc76b7ded79810273b62fd824cae93.jpg

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[pdog06]

Hey man, just so you know that thing has a Sharpshooter Supply trigger! These were very nice and are no longer made. If it needs adjusted and you need the instructions just ask, or do a search here on the site.

Oh, and it’s a long action with the short mag box cutout. That means a short action follower should work in it. Like the one you posted.

[pdog06]

The only other question is knowing if it’s the original barrel and caliber? If not and it was originally a caliber larger than a 223( like 22/250,243,308) then you would need a 223 mag box in addition to the follower.

[hathaway]

I am fairly certain it is .223. I purchased .223 azoom snap caps and everything functions as I believe it should. My father in law where this came from was a very big bench rest shooter so it doesn't surprise me on the trigger. I am learning as I go here and I appreciate all the help. I just want to be able to shoot. So the picture I posted of the spring and follower last night would be the appropriate replacement from what we can tell here? I'm not afraid of wasting 15 bucks to find out.

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