I have the Stockade hunter sporter with CF blind magazine. It is my favorite Savage stock for hunting since it is lighter than a similar style in walnut or laminated wood. The narrow flat forend also rides the bags well for bench work. And the money saver version is fairly easy to final finish and paint.
The picture below shows this build with a Savage LA CF (satin black GunKote finish) and 6.5x284 Savage factory sporter 24" barrel (brush stainless GunKote finish). The Stockade Hunter stock is finished with flat black DuraCoat and black & silver Krylon webbing spray for texture and non-slip grip. Total weight with Leupold VX-3 2-10 CDS scope as pictured is 8 lbs, 11 oz.
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