It has been done and you can start out with a PTA, I would suggest getting a dual port. From there you would have to send the rifle off to SSS, as they sell they only trigger that is comparable to what others are using in Benchrest. You would have to have the action timed and trued, and the evolution trigger installed. After that you would also have to have then inlet a light weight fiberglass stock, as no company offers a Benchrest quality stock for a Savage. When you was done you would end up with a rifle that looks like this.
That is Fred Moreo, sitting behind a gun much like described, at the 2012 NBRSA Eastern Finale. Fred shot small group of the day, (.169 5 shots at 100 yards.) and came in 3rd place in Heavy gun 100 and light gun 200. Under some grueling conditions, and some of the best shooters in the Eastern Division. http://issuu.com/precisionrifleman/docs/547637_mag1of1 See page 16 and 17
Honestly, by the time you put the money into a Savage you will have about the same money as building a custom Benchrest rifle, and have something with little to no resale value. It has been proven a Savage can shoot every bit just as well as any other action on the planet, but IMO you far better off buying or building a custom action rifle for Benchrest. There is a few humps you have to get over with a Savage such as making weight, and lack of aftermarket components. It can be done, but it is no easy chore. Right now building a Benchrest gun is not something like ordering a big mac at McDonald's, the company's are far behind. Last I knew it is a 2 year weight for a Krieger blank. (And that is not to add the time to have a smith chamber it.)
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