A Savage LA, CF action and magazine box can be fitted to a Savage LA, SF blind magazine stock. The magazine well in a SF stock is usually larger than the magazine well in a CF stock. I would not use the L-clip to try and hold the CF magazine in the SF stock. I would first remove the old bedding. Then correctly position and tape the magazine box to the center feed action with a business card spacer between the magazine feed lips and bolt body. Put four small balls of plumbers epoxy putty in the corners of the magazine well. Place CF barreled action with taped on magazine box coated with release agent into stock and press magazine corners into putty. Wait about 15 minutes. Remove action and magazine box from stock. Clean up excess putty with knife before it completely hardens. This gives you a firm tight base for the blind magazine so that it is not pushed around the oversized SF magazine well by the follower and spring. A small wood screw placed in the groove on each side of magazine box will also help keep magazine in place. Now you should be able to epoxy bed the action and recoil lug floating the barrel and tang in stock. Recheck magazine feed lip position before spreading epoxy for bedding.
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