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Technical Support
Common Terms & Abbreviations
Action Inlet:
Inletting is a term applied to woodworking that refers to the cut-out that lets something to fit into it. Just as water flows into an inlet in the land, so should a piece of metal, in this case a rifle's barrelled action, fit into the wood or synthetic material being used as a handle with which to operate it. So a stock is inlet for a particular action, action length (referred to simply as "long" and "short" versions), magazine style and barrel weight.
Barrel Channels (in order of thickness, use as a rule-of-thumb guide)
- Featherweight - generally the lightest weight version of a rifle, skinny barrel
- FBC - Factory Barrel Channel (see sporter weight)
- Sporter - the most common version of most sporting rifles - standard weight barrel
- Mag (magnum) - most manufacturers use a slightly heavier barrel on magnum cartridges
- Sendaro - fluted barrel on Remington 700 "Sendaros
- Varmint - not quite a bull, but getting there; most BBC inlets are fine with this barrel
- BBC - Bull Barrel Channel; the heaviest barrels available on a particular model
Three things you need to know before you buy a new stock:
- Is it a long or short action?
If you have a .223, .243, 6mm, .257, .308 or similar length cartridge you most likely have a short action. Conversely, the .25-06, .270, .280, .30-06, 7mm Mag, .300 Mag, .300 RUM, 8mm Mag, .338 Mag, .375 H&H or similar you have a Long Action rifle.
- How do you unload your magazine?
If you cannot remember, be sure it's unloaded, turn your gun over and look. On a bolt action, is there a Detatchable Box Magazine, Hinged Floorplate or is it 'Blind' (wood underside)? Lever guns and some automatics have tubular magazines, that is the cartridges are held in a tube parrallel to the barrel.
- What kind of barrel does it have?
Is it a Featherweight? Standard Sporter? Magnum? Sendaro? Varmint? Police? Bull Barrel? Most stocks are made for standard sporters, but there are many available for the heavier tubes as well. Don't fret, though - if your favorite stock only comes in the FBC or factory barrel channel, it will likely be a simple matter to make the adjustment yourself.
If you do not see your model listed check out our Cross Reference & Interchangability Guide
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Manufacturer & Model
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Short Action
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Long Action
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| Browning A-Bolt |
7 3/16" |
7 7/8" |
| Howa/Weatherby |
7 1/4" |
7 3/4" |
| Ruger 77* |
7 3/4" |
8/1/4" |
| Ruger 77 MK II* |
7 5/8” |
8 3/8” |
| Savage 10** |
7 1/4" |
NA |
| Savage 110** |
7 1/2" |
8" |
| Remington 700*** |
6 1/2" |
7 3/8" |
| Remington 788 |
6 3/4" |
7" |
| Winchester 70**** |
7 1/8” |
7 5/8” |
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 ***Remington Bolt Action Rifles:
Rem 700 ADL - Designed with trigger guard only; blind magazine.
Rem 700 BDL - Designed with hinged floorplate assembly.
Rem 700 CDL - Identical to BDL.
Rem 700 SPS - Identical to BDL.
Rem 700 DBM - Identical to BDL except has slots in the side of the stock to accomodate magazine release buttons. You can file these slots yourself (see below).
Remington 798 are Interarms Mauser 98's and take the same stocks.
Remington 788 laminates are obsolete. I can get a decent $100 synthetic stock if you need a replacement.
Remington 710 stocks are only available from Remington. Frankly, sell it and get a 700 now that you know what you're doing.
Rem 721/722 rifles can be fitted to BDL stocks using existing parts or converted to ADL/BDL/CDL versions with updated parts. Why you would want to ruin your new stock fitting that old stamped bottom metal is beyond me though. Stocky recommends you stash the old stuff (or sell it to a collector) and upgrade to an ADL on-the-cheap!
Conversion between floorplate versions (i.e. BDL) and blind magazine versions (i.e. ADL) are easily accomplished from Remington (or Winchester and Savage for that matter) for about $50 to $150. Contact us or the manufacturer for parts.
 Detachable Box Magazine stocks are easily fashioned from BDL stocks by simply filing the slots for the magazine release buttons (see photo) and retouching the area to match. Detachable mag-fed rifles are also convertable to non-clip-fed guns and vice-versa. In fact all Remington rifles are convertable (i.e. ADL > BDL > CDL > DBM, etc.) by simply purchasing the appropriate parts.
*Ruger 77 and 77 MK II - Measure the full length of the trigger guard. The older M77 safety is on the tang behind the bolt. The newer M77 Mark II safety is on the bolt itself. These stocks are not normally considered interchangable but there are those that claim to have done it.
**ALL SAVAGES ABSOLUTELY MUST BE MEASURED. Savage is notorious for design changes that require stock modification(s) so be prepared to do so. This is especially true of screw spacing and Accu-triggers, not to mention the new center-feed magazine that screws into the stock and not into the action like every other rifle in the world. It costs a manufacturer about $100K to set-up for a new inlet so don't expect new versions to pop-up every time Savage decides to change something for a few months. Be sure to remember that when deciding on which gun to buy also!
Savage Clip (C) and Detatchable Box Magazine (DBM) Versions:
Button Style: This is the one with the button on the side of the stock. There's only one stock available for these 110C models and it's a black injection molded unit. Prices out about $100. If you do not see it listed contact us to order one. DBM Style: The newer Savages feature a DBM similar to Remington's and we now offer them on a limited basis.
****Winchester 70 Super Short Action = 6 1/2". Winchester Super Short Magnums will NOT work with Standard Winchester SA stocks. No one we know of makes an aftermarket stock for them and since Winchester is out of business my guess is you'll never see one. Sell it while you can unless you are a collector!
Use this list as a Rule-Of-Thumb only because there is some variation: |
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SHORT ACTION
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LONG ACTION
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22 HORNET
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25-06 REMINGTON
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222 REMINGTON
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270 WINCHESTER
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22 REMINGTON
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7x57MM MAUSER
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22-250 REMINGTON
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280 WINCHESTER
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220 SWIFT
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7MM REMINGTON MAG
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6MM REMINGTON
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7MM WEATHERBY MAG
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243 WINCHESTER
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30-06 SPRINGFIELD
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257 ROBERTS
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300 WINCHESTER MAG
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6.5x55MM SWEEDISH MAUSER
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300 WEATHERBY MAG
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7MM-08
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338 WINCHESTER MAG
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30-30 WINCHESTER
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376 STEYR
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308 WINCHESTER
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375 H & H
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303 BRITISH
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405 WINCHESTER
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444 MARLIN
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458 WINCHESTER MAG
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450 MARLIN
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458 LOTT
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Mauser Designations
 Mauser bolt action rifles have been produced for over
100 years in a wide variety of calibers, from many manufacturing plants all over the world. Most of these
guns have several critical dimensions in common,
allowing us to group them as Small Ring, Yugo and Large Ring Mausers.
- Small Ring Mauser - Receiver measures 1 1/4” on the front receiver ring and 7 5/8” center to center on the trigger guard screws. Fits most models: 93, 94, 95 & 96 rifles and carbines.
- Large Ring Mauser - Receiver measures 1 3/8” on the front receiver ring and 7 7/8” center to center on the trigger guard screws. Includes most large ring actions as well as the Centurion FN, Parker Hale 1200, and the Santa Barbara. 98 bolt channels must be rasped in.
- Yugo Mauser - Receiver measures 1 3/8" on the front receiver ring and 7 5/8" center to center on the action screws. Includes M48, M48a & M24 Yugoslavian. Bolt cut will also need to be rasped in.
Note: Minor fitting may be required on Mauser stocks due to the wide variety of Mauser actions available.
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We will
typically specify a narrow #1 contour barrel channel as below for all Mausers. This way everyone can use them as most barrels are bigger. Steps, bands and custom tapers must be hand fitted. |
BARREL |
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B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
WT. |
Contour No. 1
Lightweight Sporter |
24" |
1.140" |
2" |
2" |
.850" |
.550" |
2 lbs
11oz |
 Fitting & Floating Your Barrel - Featherweight to Heavy is No Bull
(Sorry, couldn't resist the pun.)
As a rule of thumb, one can always remove wood but it's more difficult, and unsightly, to replace. (No kidding, huh?) With this in mind we can understand why so many aftermarket stocks are produced in the narrower barrel contours.Should one purchase a stock with a bull barrel channel, or even a so-called varmint or magnum inlet, an unsightly gap would be visible for the users of anything lighter in weight that would be difficult to replace.
 If you have a heavier barrel than your stock is inletted for, a piece of sandpaper wrapped around a dowel, pipe or anything approximately the same diameter as your barrel makes quick work of this easiest-to-adjust section. Simply sand the channel evenly in a back-and-forth motion until it fits! Dropping in your metal along the way will reveal if you should apply more pressure on one particular side or the bottom. The actions are identical, a 700 long is a 700 long no matter what barrel they screw on it, so no other work is required to get a good fit.
This is also the best way to free float your barrel. Simply keep sliding a dollar bill between the stock and the barrel, sanding until it slides freely. Pay special to that annoying bump near the forend, if any. Wiping in some TruOil or Minwax Poly Clear (or equivalent) once the sanding is complete, will re-seal it against the elements. Re-sealing would be mandatory on a solid wood stock, recommended on a laminate and unnecessary on a synthetic.
Sendaros, some magnums, heavy varmint tapers and some of the thick target barrels we are seeing will definitely require a wider-than-sporter channel.You are either going to open up the barrel channel as above or wait a month of sundays until your special order arrives if you want a laminate (although I do stock them when I can get them, as you can see some are available in the store.)
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