Well it took two months to get my Savage 7mm-08 back from Savage. Not sure what all they did except put a new barrel on the rifle.

I picked it up today. We were talking about the flimsy plastic stock on the gun and there was one or two replacement stocks suggested.
I plan to shoot the gun with this stock but will probably change out to a new stock.

What brand of stock did you all recommended for this rifle?

Thanks, Jim

GRS Grodas Berserk, is what I would put in a short action Savage.

I have reinforced several savage stocks with some glass bedding and they work fine.

I put a Boyds on my Stevens .223. It's solid, the rifle is very accurate with it and the price is right. My only quibble is that I have small hands (no smart-ass comments, please ) and the palm swell is a little large for me.

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Originally posted by JimTx:
Well it took two months to get my Savage 7mm-08 back from Savage. Not sure what all they did except put a new barrel on the rifle.

I picked it up today. We were talking about the flimsy plastic stock on the gun and there was one or two replacement stocks suggested.
I plan to shoot the gun with this stock but will probably change out to a new stock.

What brand of stock did you all recommended for this rifle?

Thanks, Jim

I don't recall reading the run up to this, what was wrong with it that you had to send it back.?

I removed the recoil pad on a plastic stock and filled it with expanding foam. Tape the open end to prevent excess contamination and cut the extra off with a sharp knife or hacksaw. I then roughed up the open forearm channel cavities and notched out a groove for a piece of aluminum angle iron, the fill it with acragless. It stiffened up nicely and no longer had the hollow sound when bumped or scraped.

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I have reinforced several savage stocks with some glass bedding and they work fine.

I've used the same technique on other Tupperware stocks.....it's a very good fix.

Me too.
I fill the butt with expanding spray foam, then do the same foam in the barrel channel. I then glass bed it without any metal and mine have been rigid.

The major problem with Savage tupperware stocks are that they flex at the recoil lug. No amount of forarm reinforcements or bedding material will fix it, the stock will still flex under load from a bipod or sling. Boyd's laminate will be your cheapest option for a rigid stock that will eliminate flex at the recoil lug. McMillan or Manners is probably the best option if you want a lightweight sporter stock.

However, I have a few rifles in the factory synthetic stock and I have outstanding accuracy from them. When I hunt with them I usually use shooting sticks instead of a bipod, or shoot off of a pack with the rest back near the recoil lug. I'd shoot your rifle before you do anything and make sure it's going to be worth the effort to bed or replace the stock.

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The major problem with Savage tupperware stocks are that they flex at the recoil lug. No amount of forarm reinforcements or bedding material will fix it, the stock will still flex under load from a bipod or sling.

I bedded and reinforced 10 or so savage tupper wear stocks and use them off a bi-pod.

Many of small groups well under an inch the best of them do under an half inch.

Tens of thousands of Dead P dogs would attest to there accuracy.

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Originally posted by JimTx:
Well it took two months to get my Savage 7mm-08 back from Savage. Not sure what all they did except put a new barrel on the rifle.

I picked it up today. We were talking about the flimsy plastic stock on the gun and there was one or two replacement stocks suggested.
I plan to shoot the gun with this stock but will probably change out to a new stock.
What brand of stock did you all recommended for this rifle?

Good gawd, dude!

If you ain't "not sure what all they did," you send that somabitch back with a letter telling them to return it to you ONlY if they include a checklist of the work done AND a No-B.S. warranty on that work.

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I bedded and reinforced 10 or so savage tupper wear stocks and use them off a bi-pod.

Many of small groups well under an inch the best of them do under an half inch.

Tens of thousands of Dead P dogs would attest to there accuracy.

How hard do you preload your bipod or sling up? If you lean hard into your bipod or use a really tight sling, you will flex your stock and throw your POI off regardless of how much you reinforced the forearm. I use a bipod as well at times and as long as I'm not leaning on it too hard than I'm usually okay.

Also I never said that bedding the forearm wouldn't improve the stock, I simply said it wouldn't fix all the issues. A tupperware factory stock with the forearm properly bedded will never be as stiff as a factory wood stock, Boyd's stock, Accustock, or other quality synthetic. I just don't find a factory tupperware stock a good investment of my time or money.

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How hard do you preload your bipod or sling up? If you lean hard into your bipod or use a really tight sling, you will flex your stock and throw your POI off regardless of how much you reinforced the forearm. I use a bipod as well at times and as long as I'm not leaning on it too hard than I'm usually okay.

Hard I make sure they are still free floated by really getting down on the stock and making sure one can run a piece of paper all the way back to 3 inches in front of the action.

I also bed the action at the same time. maybe your not doing that

Anyone got pxs on how they reinforced their plastic Savage stock or a list of what they used?

Thanks,