Hello all! Today, I picked up my first Savage...kind of. I picked up a Stevens 200 in .223 for $150! I have a few plans for this gun. I want to make it a gorgeous gun that I can pass down to my kids. (I'm 19 right now). Also, I want it to be a heinously accurate bench/"P-dog" gun.

First, I'd like to put a Criterion barrel from Northland Shooter Supply. They have 26" Bull barrels in .223 for $300.

After that, I'd like to put it in a Boyd's Varmint Thumbhole stock in Nutmeg laminate.

http://www.boydsgunstocks.com/Produc...inate-finished

Herein lies my question. Will the Boyd's stock drop-in with the bull barrel in it? Boyd's says that the barrel channel is 1 1/6". I'm going to assume that the Criterion bull contour is somewhere around 1" at the muzzle.

Now, I measured my action screws with my calipers and it was a 4.4" one. And it has a blind magazine. I'm just not sure if it is centerfeed or staggered? How do I know?

That's all for now. Thanks!