Choate.
I have a pair of
these on identical (except 308 vs 223) Savage Varmint barreled actions; mine are inletted for Savage 11VT's. They have about 1/4' clearance all around the Savage Varmint barrel. They are solid and substantial, the barrel channel will accommodate just about anything up to 1.25", and have a molded-in aluminum bedding block. Mine are set up with
this cheek rest, and
Choate LOP spacers. With longer screws you can keep on adding spacers. My LOP is 16.5".
To custom contour a barrel channel to exactly match your barrel;
this tape. It should be 5mil tape, or .005" thick, or .13mm. Run the tape lengthwise on the bottom of the barrel, centered, from the recoil lug to out beyond where the forend ends. Do at least five layers, and more if you wish to allow for a bit better barrel cooling. Coat the tape, and anything else even vaguely related to where
Bondo may squeeze into beyond the barrel channel, with release agent.
Do a few dry runs of the following process. Lay out everything you'll use where you can immediately grab it once the process begins. Keep Acetone and already crunched wads of paper towel handy, too; for cleaning up any goofs ASAP, too.
Apply Bondo in the channel, keep the stock with forend down, then immediately seat the receiver and torque down it lightly. Immediately clean up any Bondo seepage. Allow to fully cure.
Remove the action bolts, and tap the barrel loose with a rubber mallet. Remove any excess cured Bondo, and you can probably ignore any bubbles unless they will show once the barrel is back in place; your choice.
Sand the top of the barrel channel to be smooth with the stock edge. Mask off the stock outside the channel, and spray paint the channel black, or any other color of your choice.
Greg
