Pulled the Savage 900 apart to work on the trigger a bit and use it as a trainer, after not shooting it for years.
I was thinking of bedding it, as the wood is getting a bit crushed where the stock assembly screw holds the receiver to the stock.
But in looking at it, it's really muzzle heavy, so to really free float the barrel, I need something to put tension on the rear of the action.
Part #17 in the diagram, the "rear stud" seems to just function as a rear recoil lug (not that there is any recoil).
Has anybody tried swapping this out with a longer screw to tension down the rear of the action and link it into a beefed-up trigger guard floorplate? Or tap a screw into this part to do the same?
If so any pictures or screw thread/size info would be appreciated.
Or it that route not practical, and everyone just beds the first few inches of the barrel to counter the muzzle heaviness? Seems like a MK I/II has the same issues. I tried a search, but did not see any good pictures, so a link, if I missed it, would be great.
http://www.gunpartscorp.com/Manufacturer...900TR-39871.htm
I was thinking of bedding it, as the wood is getting a bit crushed where the stock assembly screw holds the receiver to the stock.
But in looking at it, it's really muzzle heavy, so to really free float the barrel, I need something to put tension on the rear of the action.
Part #17 in the diagram, the "rear stud" seems to just function as a rear recoil lug (not that there is any recoil).
Has anybody tried swapping this out with a longer screw to tension down the rear of the action and link it into a beefed-up trigger guard floorplate? Or tap a screw into this part to do the same?
If so any pictures or screw thread/size info would be appreciated.
Or it that route not practical, and everyone just beds the first few inches of the barrel to counter the muzzle heaviness? Seems like a MK I/II has the same issues. I tried a search, but did not see any good pictures, so a link, if I missed it, would be great.
http://www.gunpartscorp.com/Manufacturer...900TR-39871.htm
