Less than 20 shots and the action was trying to squirt out of the no-pillar stock. Went a little tighter on the bolts and the action started to bind. Picked up the 2 pillar Savage OEM stock and installed it last night. From what i can find out, Savage used a no-pillar stock in the early '90s when my 116 was made. Admitting that was not a good idea, they produced a front pillar stock for a short period in the mid '90s. Slight improvement, but they finally decided in '96 that two pillars was the way to go, and the barrel channel received some ribs. The "new" stock is date stamped DC 19 99, and is a much better design than the early ones. Haven't taken it back to the range yet, but I have no doubt that at least now I can shoot it. Those Boyd's laminates sure are pretty, but glass is next.

AP