The Journey There
I purchased this Savage Mk II FV .22 LR back in 2013. It came with a really crappy plastic stock, but the action is not bad and is capable of excellent accuracy.
The challenge with this action is the way it beds to the stock, which basically pulls the action down into the stock in a "wedging action" when tightening the screws on the bottom. With the plastic stock there were pillars molded into the stock so that the action has something to tighten against. But the plastic stock really sucked as it was flimsy and the comb was not nearly high enough for use with a scope.
I decided to get a Boyd's laminated stock, which overcame all of the deficiencies of the plastic unit, but does not have pillars for the action to tighten against: tighten the action screws too much and you simply cave-in the bottom of the stock where the wood is very thin. So I embarked on a major project to address that issue, which I wrote about in detail on RF.com. Here is the final result of that project, which resulted in a solid, chassis-like interface between action and stock;
Recently I made some more upgrades, including shortening the LOP to fit me, upgrading the scope and installing a Pig Skins Barricade Pad that I find very useful for getting a good grip when using the sling. This rifle is now solid, accurate and with a Apachee Trigger kit has a nice, clean 2-pound break. A truly enjoyable rifle to shoot, looking forward to the return of warm weather.
Here is the complete list of parts used for this project;