savage 110 synth stock didnt fit

[shoottothrill]

so i bought a savage 110 stock for my my 110 30.06.  and it didnt fit. i bought it from a gent on ebay so i have little info on what it is really for so that i can resell it for the appropriate rifle. the bolt holes are 3.75 inches apart and it has the savage coin emblem on the base of the grip. does anyone know which rifle this is actually going to fit.

[rickyp]

another person bitten by ebay. Ebay has become a breading ground for dishonest people. they will put down almost anything to sell what they have, and then play it off as an honest mistake.  Did you try and see what the guy from Ebay will do to help you

You can call Savage and describe the stock to them and they should be able to tell you just what you got on the off chance it could be for the model 110 with the accutrigger. I do know the model 10 with the accutrigger doesn't have the same receiver as the one before the accutrigger

[trotterlg]

I don't know what you have but I've got a Savage 10 action with accutrigger syntheic stock sitting here from a .243 (short action) and it is 4.25 center to center on the screws.  My guess would be a Model 40?  Don't exactly know, but is most likely not any of the 10 or 100 series.  Larry

[sluggo]

 A Savage long action (model 110,111, 112, 114, or 116) is 5.062" center to center (hole spread.)
Short action (model 11, 12, or 16) is 4.275" center to center.

[csam]

It is not that the seller on ebay is necessarily dishonest.  Folks love to jump on the bash ebay bandwagon. 

The savage has been for more than a few years now and it actually comes in more than one action length. 

the following is from Sharp Shooter Supply's Tech update page

"Savage Centerfire Action Lengths

     Savage Centerfire Action Length Identification.  To help determine what action you have, here are the action screw center-to-center measurements.

Long Action:  5.062" (all years)
3rd Gen Short:  4.400" (2006 - present)
2nd Gen. Short:  4.275" (1998 - 2005)
1st Gen. Short:  4.522" (1959 - 1988)

Additional Notes:

- The 1st Generation Short-Actions are today commonly referred to as "J-Series".  This is incorrect as a "Series" designation simply refers to a slight design change.  Rifles marked "Series J" can be either a 1st Gen. short-action or a long-action.

- The 2nd. Generation Short-Actions comprise most of what you will run across.

- The 3rd Generation Short-Actions are the newest production models and can be easily identified as they will have the new center-feed magazine system.  The only exception is rifles originally built in .223 Remington or .204 Ruger as Savage has yet to release a center-feed magazine for these smaller diameter cartridges.

**The best way to remove any doubt as to which generation of short action you have is to measure the action screw spacing."

see the link below:

http://www.sharpshootersupply.com/TechUpdates.html