Just some tips for you.
If your stock does not have pillars installed, you'll need to buy some.
https://www.stockysstocks.com/catalo...savage+pillars
Drill and counterbore the stock so the pillars fit a bit too deep. You can bed these for a perfect fit later. Be accurate in your drilling and drill slightly oversize.
Fit the barreled action to the stock, removing any wood that impedes good alignment. Remove wood from behind the recoil lug to allow room for epoxy. Sand the barrel channel for adequate clearance. Make sure the rear tang is not touching the stock. Use alignment pins to locate the action properly in the stock. I use 1/4-28 bolts with the heads cut off and threads taped with masking tape to help center in the pillar holes.
Wax the action, barrel nut etc well with shoe polish. KIWI works well. Use modeling clay to plug areas you don't want to get epoxy, and wrap a 1 inch or so wide portion of the barrel with enough tape to act as a spacer to hold the barrel correctly in the barrel channel. This is a crucial step, get it right.
Weigh out epoxy portions on a gram scale, don't guess. I use Devcon 10110 for it's long pot life. Mix well for 3 minutes minimum and apply.
Carefully place the action in the bedding and use large elastic bands to hold it tightly in place. The ones used to draw blood work very well for this as they stick to themselves. Scrape off the squeeze immediately. I find these smoothing tools are indispensable for this;
https://www.skygeek.com/semco-226244...hing-tool.html
When cured, pop it out, remove the alignment pins, clean up excess epoxy and then bed the pillars to the stock with the action back in the bedding. Wax everything so your action bolts don't get glued in. I wax the pillars too so that they can be removed if necessary. Torque it down to 25 in lbs. and let cure.
The final check when you're done is to place the action in the stock, torque down the front action screw to 25 in lbs, and then observe the gap between the barrel and the stock forearm as you torque the rear screw. The barrel should not move relative to the forearm as the rear screw is tightened. If it does move, you've not made a stress free bed.
You'll need to replace the trigger guard, the 12FV guard doesn't fit any aftermarket stock.
http://www.gunshack.com/savage-parts...rd-blued-matte
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