Lefty needs help after market stock

[Bud Shoots]

Hi to all any help would be great. I need a budget stock for my Savage 16 7mm-08 left hand blind mag staggered feed rifle action screws 4.27 apart. I bought this rifle some time ago the BBL was 1 in 11 1/2 twist it wouldn't shoot 140 & 150 gr. bullets very well. I bought a new BBL from midway 1 in 9 1/2 twist. Now I need to find a stock all said and done I paid 400.00 for a action. I would like to find a thumbhole laminated stock with 4.27 action screws. I have tried Boyd's, Stocky's, Cabela's, Midway, Brownells. Boyd's has a nice featherweight thumbhole stock but its center feed blind mag with 4.415 action screws. I would also be willing to buy used stock if anyone has one. you can email me if you like budholland@yahoo.com

[JCalhoun]

Check the stocks at Sharp Shooter Supply.

[geargrinder]

Stockade, Manners, and Russo are about your only other choices.

[Bud Shoots]

Thank you both very much for your help I'll check them out

[kelbro]

Choate makes nice plastic stocks for the lefty Savages. Available in any color that you want, as long as it's black.

[Nor Cal Mikie]

Consider getting a right hand stock with the measurements you need, in a color that can be "modified", cut the bolt handle slot on the left side and plug the right side. A dark color would be pretty easy to get close in a color match.

[Bud Shoots]

Thanks I think I'm going to try the stock from Boyd's. by moving the front action screw @ changing the blind mag well size. I don't know if this will work till the stock comes in so I can get a good look at it.

[GaryB]

I you can't find anything else you might try here...
http://rifle-stocks.com/
A little more expensive that Boyds, but nice stocks and they can make them in any configuration.

Gary

[Bud Shoots]

Thanks Gary if I can't make the Boyd's work I'll check them out

[yobuck]

check out richards microfit gunstocks in ca. they will make anything you want. i put one on my lefty 22x250
and its a beautiful thing. i ordered mine rough inletted for my gun and unfinished outside.

[thomae]

Boyds has several stocks that will fit your needs. Go to their website and do a search for the following terms: Savage, short, staggered, and left.

[yobuck]

apperently theres been some change at boyds and stockys within the last couple years.
when i called about 3 years back boyds had no lefty stocks. stockys only had them for rems.

[Bud Shoots]

thanks for all of the help I bought a Boyd's stock left hand, short action, center feed. I called savage about the action mounting screw spacing. I was told the trigger guard screw was in the same place that the front screw was moved forward to make the spacing 4.415. the stock is drilled 4.415 and has a steel insert in it. I thought i could slot the stock hole to fit my action. i didn't know about the steel insert. with the insert there i don't know if i can do that. i may have to send the stick back. i was going to use a dremel tool to fit the staggered mag well if needed.

[Otony]

Drill out the insert, plug the hole, drill a new hole for the 4.27 spacing. That is the easy part. I have no idea on the mag well mods, but I wouldn't be using a dremel unless you have a VERY steady hand.