Majority of the shooting will be from a bi-pod. I would assume that a gunsmith would have to do the barrel cutdown, how much would that cost or who would do such a procedure? Would it affect the velocity much? Just curious. That is exactly what I would want, 22" heavy barrel would be cool.

Did some more research and according to the Savage web site the 12FV is not available with the accu-stock. I'll look at it tomorrow and find out in person.