A few weeks ago, I started my journey into Savage rifles when I purchased a Model 11 (xp package) in .308 after quite a bit of research and in-store "fit testing." I'm very happy with my choice (shot yet another sub 1" group at 100 yards today), but it has the "cheap," light and flexible "Axis" style stock on it, so I was curious about the Accustock. I got lucky and found someone who had one and he sold it to me for what I felt was a very good price. I thought it might bolt right on to my Model 11, but I soon realized I don't have any "bottom metal (plastic)" for it, which led me to research all the options for that, and magazines, etc.

Since this particular rifle is one I purchased specifically for hunting, and because it's giving me sub-MOA groups with the "cheap" stock already, I decided to just paint the factory stock a flat green and call it good. It looks great and is very light, which suits my style of hunting very well.

So, here I sit with an Accustock that I have no real use for. My question is, what should I do with it? I enjoy shooting at the range enough that I'm thinking of building a dedicated range gun. I'm also just starting to hand load, so I suspect I'll be doing even more shooting for the sake of shooting in the future, and that's just fine with me.

Any thoughts/ideas. I'm not looking to break the bank, but rather just looking for a fun project to tinker with over the next 4-6 months. Maybe during that time I can find an old Savage or Stevens action to build on in a pawn shop for cheap. After deer season is always a good time to look for old hunting rifles. Or maybe it's a fools errand and I should just sell the Accustock and start from scratch with a range gun?

I'm open to ideas.

Thanks.