Savage 110 j series magazine conundrum.

[unclecroc]

Hey guys I'm new to the world of savage and I'm not finding the info I need.
I have a late 70s 110 savage j series and I want to strip it down to the action and build a fast twist 220 swift on it. Here's where it gets interesting, I want to replace the stock on it and I'm having trouble finding info on anything besides aics style mags for it. I'd like to go with a factory center feed magazine or even a single shot follower would be fine for this purpose. I can't really find anything about what I need from the ground up to convert this to a modern magazine or a single shot and for it to be compatible with the stocks offered today.

As you can see it has the magazine release on the side of the stock and therefore I can't take this set up to another stock without some major inletting on my end. I feel there's a better way. My goal is to stay with something trim and sleek as I don't care for the aesthetics of a magazine hanging out the bottom.
I may be looking in the wrong places and this may be a simple solution.

 

[ButterBean]

 

[Shane Lindsey]

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Just dropped one of these in a 338 Lapua for the same reason. I am not a DBM guy, but Savage changes their chit so often it is frustrating. Another challenge is stocks are limited. There is a really noce Manners T4A on here that would work, but it has the DBM and is a heavy tactical stock.

When you take it out of the stock, on the under side of the action, in the front and back of the magazine well, is there two slots cut for a blind mag?

 

[Shane Lindsey]

That is actually a pretty sweet set up you have. Maybe leave it alone and start fresh???

 

[justinp61]

Contact Sharp Shooters Supply, they specialize in Savages.

 

[ntsqd]

FWIW I've yet to find a Manners anything that I'm interested in made to fit a Savage LA.

 

[akdad]

Stocks are the most frustrating part of the savage experience.

 

[Shane Lindsey]

FWIW I've yet to find a Manners anything that I'm interested in made to fit a Savage LA.

Manners quit inletting for Savage anything. You can still find them, but it is from folks that are selling them. McMillan quit inletting for them also.

 

[FEENIX]

Stocks are the most frustrating part of the savage experience.

Except for the bottom release version, that was not my experience on my semi-custom builds for my intended purpose and preferences. But I do not let this type of issue frustrate me. Brother, you know I have other more pressing matters to worry about.

I am unsure what you are building, but PM/text me; I might be able to help. Cheers!

 

[akdad]

Except for the bottom release version, that was not my experience on my semi-custom builds for my intended purpose and preferences. But I do not let this type of issue frustrate me. Brother, you know I have other more pressing matters to worry about.

I am unsure what you are building, but PM/text me; I might be able to help. Cheers!

Thanks!! I'm not building anything right now I just put one savage back to its 22-250 status. I just found myself going to all rem700 type stuff because of the massive amount of choices with the savage they kept changing stuff so much. I have a savage medium action that's a complete pain to find stuff for. It doesn't even take normal savage barrels.

 

[ntsqd]

Stocks are the most frustrating part of the savage experience.

I did find these folks, no experience with them: http://www.stockadegunstocks.com/3.html Perhaps they can help with the OP's issue?

 

[ARlife4me]

Try Stocky's Stocks. Decent stocks? I've but 1 for a 110 action (300wm) and I believe you can get bottoms for it? I take it back, Boyd's is where I bought the stock, but Stocky's sells 110's also. The ASICS mags can be a pain to figure out on length, but short action should be less of a hassle. I've bought some mags that had some kind of tabs/protrusions on the outside that made them uncompatable with ASICS. All I did was disassemble the mag and flatten the protrusions flush and bend the mag catch on the mag as needed. I'll try and find the mag and post a pic. These were for long action magnums though.

 

[grouse]

Sell it and start over. Way less frustration.

 

[pavementends]

Most Savage actions are defined by the action screw spacing. Two different spacing for the short actions, most, long actions (early ones were all 110's regardless of what they were chambered for) and then the single shot "target" actions. Once you measure that finding a stock should not be an issue. MDT has a good assortment as do Boyds. I run a long action 110 that came as a 223 and has been a 308, 6mm BR, 30/06 and maybe some others with the single shot follower mentioned above and have been quite happy with it.