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    Greetings, I have been an acquiring the parts to build a custom 110 type rifle. Starting with a bottom bolt release 111 in .300wm and I am going to put it into a an MTD chassis that a local sold me. I do not have any magazines, the bolt release that is on the receiver is incorrect for the chassis. Ultimately I want to rebarrel it to .264 wm, with a longer free bore to be able to use vld’s. It needs a taller scope rings so I can get a better scope, the 3-9 Nikon on it is not what I want for long range. I believe that I will need a top bolt release and savage won’t even talk to me, a local ffl got no where also on getting a new one. Am I at a point where I just need to send it out or should I just keep trying to find sources for what I am looking for? I am very mechanical, but it’s frustrating that Savage doesn’t seem to be as supported like the Remington actions are. Any advice would be appreciated.
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    Finding out the hard way I see. For liability reasons Savage has a whole range of parts they will not sell to the public or as of late offer advice.

    Also as you will soon find Savage stocks are very dependent on which particular action it is designed for. They are not easily interchangeable. So at this point there is a decision to make. Keep the bottom bolt action and find the correct stock or keep the stock and find a top bolt release action.

    Myself I have both a top bolt and a bottom bolt. You will find more stocks offered for the top bolt than the bottom bolt. Then also pay very close attention to the action screw spacing. There are 3 most common ones out there and then a few others that are not so common.

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    Easiest thing is to list the action for sale on our classified section. Once it sells buy a top bolt release action in our classified section. Or other sites classifieds as well.

    You may also have to buy a complete rifle with top bolt release just to get the action. Done that many times myself.

    Or, since you already have an action, sell the stock and get one that will accept that action. There’s actually someone with a want ad looking for that stock currently in our classifieds.

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    Indeed. You can’t change a Bottom Bolt Release to Top Bolt Release. You either need a different Chassis. (Just get the Oryx) TBR Action. OR Different Action with TBR. And for future endeavors; best to research before making any purchase. Don’t Assume.

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    To elaborate a bit more the Top Bolt Release is available with 2 really common designs and they are not interchangeable. One is a Stagger Feed magazine which is what I have and the other is a Center Feed magazine. They both use different action screw spacing's. Then the Long action receiver uses a completely different spacing. So please be aware of this.

    All items should be easily re-saleable and you shouldn't loose anything on them. Myself I am not picky and if I had a spare Top Bolt Release action I would certainly swap you piece for piece.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KMW1954 View Post
    To elaborate a bit more the Top Bolt Release is available with 2 really common designs and they are not interchangeable. One is a Stagger Feed magazine which is what I have and the other is a Center Feed magazine. They both use different action screw spacing's. Then the Long action receiver uses a completely different spacing. So please be aware of this.

    All items should be easily re-saleable and you shouldn't loose anything on them. Myself I am not picky and if I had a spare Top Bolt Release action I would certainly swap you piece for piece.

    Good info.. but aside any of that, the Actions themselves are machined differently in the rear. The BBR Action is Round, where as the TBR has a machined flat space for the Bolt Release Lever. The Top Release Sear simply won’t fit a BBR Action. Though I’m not certain of vice versa. (Can’t see WHY anyone would put a BBR Sear on a TBR Action, even if possible!)




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    If I could figure out how to post pics, I would… the chassis costs more than the rifle, MTD

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