Choate Stock

[Rifleman#1]

Bought a Major Plaster Ultimate Target Stock (looked neat) a couple years back says i can use 2nd gen 110 action with 4 1/4" action screw spacing anyone done one of these will the Stevens 200 with plain trigger work? any help appreciated if i cant find a action may have to buy a rifle and break it down. thanks.

[Dave Hoback]

Hmm...no Action in the Savage/Stevens lineup with a 4.25” spacing. There’s the short 4.275” and more well known 4.4”.

What caliber is your Stevens? Also, pretty easy to measure. Grab a ruler & measure distance between centers of the Action screws.

[Bunky-Shooter]

The following measurements depict the various screw spacing on Savage 110 centerfire actions over the years. All measurements are center-to-center.

All Long Actions = 5.062" (1958 to present, staggered and center-feed magazines)
1st. Gen Short Actions = 4.522" (1959 to 1987, staggered feed magazine)
2nd Gen Short Actions = 4.275" (1998 to 2007, staggered feed magazine)
3rd Gen Short Actions = 4.400" (2005 and up, center-feed magazine, not in photo)
3rd Gen Palma/Dual-Port = 3.440" (2009 and up, single-shot only)
Axis/Edge = 4.800" (2008-present; spacing same for long or short action cartridges)

Letter Prefix	Start Date	End Date
A	October 1968	February 1972
B	February 1972	September 1975
C	September 1975	February 1979
D	February 1979	July 1982
E	July 1982	May 1989
F	May 1989	November 2001
G	November 2001	December 2009
H	December 2009	May (?) 2013
J	May (?) 2013	??
K	??	Late 2018 (?)
N	Late 2018 to Early 2019

[Rifleman#1]

sorry for getting it wrong everyone here calls it 4 1/4". anyway i need 2nd gen short action. 4.275 action screw spacing. .308 is what barrel i will put on it. can i convert a .243 and what other caliber action would work thanks mike.

[Dave Hoback]

Yes, 308 barrel will go right on a 243 with no other changes. They both use the same Parent case. (308). You can also use that short action with practically any short action cartridge. You can even go with Long action cartridges, but you would need to single load.

[Rifleman#1]

ok great help that will get me started thanks mike.

[KMW1954]

The following measurements depict the various screw spacing on Savage 110 centerfire actions over the years. All measurements are center-to-center.

All Long Actions = 5.062" (1958 to present, staggered and center-feed magazines)
1st. Gen Short Actions = 4.522" (1959 to 1987, staggered feed magazine)
2nd Gen Short Actions = 4.275" (1998 to 2007, staggered feed magazine)
3rd Gen Short Actions = 4.400" (2005 and up, center-feed magazine, not in photo)
3rd Gen Palma/Dual-Port = 3.440" (2009 and up, single-shot only)
Axis/Edge = 4.800" (2008-present; spacing same for long or short action cartridges)

Letter Prefix	Start Date	End Date
A	October 1968	February 1972
B	February 1972	September 1975
C	September 1975	February 1979
D	February 1979	July 1982
E	July 1982	May 1989
F	May 1989	November 2001
G	November 2001	December 2009
H	December 2009	May (?) 2013
J	May (?) 2013	??
K	??	Late 2018 (?)
N	Late 2018 to Early 2019

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