I have a Savage 12fv 22-250 that came with the Synthetic stock. I recently purchased a Boyds "Ross" Thumbhole Stock. When I tried to do the swap I ran into a couple issues I was hoping I could get some help on.

1st - The trigger guard bottoms out way before it is flush. (see pic) Do I need a different trigger guard? If so can you tell me which one I should ask for from Savage. The guy I spoke to today didn't know.

2nd - When I try and install the blind mag it will not fit. It looks like they left some extra material at the one end. Circled in red in the picture. I'm sure I can sand this out but I wanted to get some advice first.

3rd - Do I need to install metal pillars. Not sure how to get them out of my synthetic stock, don't seem to want to move.

thank you in advance for your help.


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