gonna build a 243 ai got ?'s

[calib]

i am gonna build a 243ai my first build i am gonna make it from a stevens 200 sa. i was wondering if i was rite on some info. 4.4" screw spacing? centerfeed mag? i have already ordered a new nut and lug. i am working on a stock i dont want to spend a bunch. i had seen a boyd jrs un finished stock for 120 to the door and thought that may be a ok deal, but i am not sure yet if it is the rite spacing.
what stocks would you guys recomend? i am going to have a 26" varmint contour barrel to put in this stock! any other help pointers suggestions would be greatly appreciated

maybe some pics for something to compare to

[calib]

and am ordering a sss comp trigger tomorrow

[GaCop]

The Boyd's stock is not made for a heavy barrel. Look at the Choate "Ultimate Varmint". I believe they make it for the short action center feed. Brownell's has em for $210 and shipping. I believe Choat's web site is showing the same price. It's a heavy molded (Rynite) stock but has ample room for any heavy barrel and has an aluminum bedding block. Your stock choices are very limited for a center feed.

[FW Conch]

caleb, I'll offer a few more options available to you. My 260 Rem., 26" heavy varmit barrel is mounted in a B & C Medialist stock that is available from Stockey Stocks, Discount Shooters & others. It has an aluminum bedding block & skeleton & solves all of your accuracy problems as far as the stock is concerned. It is heavy, 3 lbs, but that is not an issue for me, starting with such a heavy barrel anyway. It is labeled Tactical/Varmit, & I love everything about it from the action forward. I did, however modify mine in the butstock area. I cut an inch off the butt & dropped it, epoxied & screwed it back on, giving 3/4" drop @ the heal. I recontured the cheek weld area & dropped the toe 1/2". I didn't care for the "thick" grip so I layed my palm & thumb on it, outlined it with a Sharpie, rapped a sheat of sandpaper around a 4 cell Maglight, & sanded it down until my palm & thumb fit perfectly. I sealed all the cut & sanded areas with a gel coat & painted it to match the stock color. As far as I'm concerned, this stock, & many others labeled "tactical", are designed to be used "prone" & not very comfortably @ that. I don't understand why "Tactical" has to mean "rough as a cob". Stocktys has a section dedicated to centerfeed, 4.4" actions & some of these stocks are currently on sale.
Stockeys also offers a laminated "Ross" Thombhole/ Varmit stock, cut for a heavy barrel. I have my 358 Win. with a factory magnum barrel mounted in it. This is the most comfortable rifle stock I have ever shouldered. Be advised, if you go with this one, the pillars have to be mounted by you or your "smith". Stockeys offers "tech" help & I didn't have any trouble doing mine. Sorry,no picks-Good Luck- Jim

[calib]

i figured out that stock wont work this morning. do the stevens model 200's sa have a screw spaceing of 4.4" if so how would the choat stock work with a spacing of 4.2 or what ever it is? correct me please if i am wrong on dementions

[NeverNoLuck]

i figured out that stock wont work this morning. do the stevens model 200's sa have a screw spaceing of 4.4" if so how would the choat stock work with a spacing of 4.2 or what ever it is? correct me please if i am wrong on dementions


if your stevens is a centerfeed it is 4.4 but the older staggered mags were 4.25, which one you got? and choate makes stocks for both screw spacings, you just gotta order the right one

[GaCop]

From what I saw on Brownell's web site, Choate is making a stock for the centerfeed 4.4 spacing. You can contact Choate on their web site to confirm that. As I said earlier, stock options are not in abundance for the center feed. That is strange considering the center feed has been out since 2006.

[bosstom]

You can pick up a unfinished Stockade for under $200.

[calib]

it is a centerfeed

i will check out the choats and stockade


any body change triggers to a sss comp?

[hcpyro13]

I changed out the light accutrigger that came on my 12 varmint (1.5lb model) for an SSS trigger, couldn't be happier. It's not quite as great as the jewell I put on my father's remmy, but it's close. I will be using the SSS trigger for any future builds without a second thought.

[fatdaddy]

+1 on the SSS trigger... there SWEET! Bill

[calib]

i ordered the trigger this morning they said they are being made now so it may take a couple weeks thats fine though.

looking for a go no go gauge though and a stock other than that i dont know what else i may need other than optics and mounts

[GaCop]

Headspace gauges can be ordered directly from Pacific Tool and Gauge, Midway USA, Brownell's or Sinclair International.

[calib]

thanks ga i just ordered it straight from ptg cut out all the middle people

[calib]

everything has been ordered and on the way a new nut, lug, choat tactical stock, rail scope mount where shipped yesterday.