I recently came across a Savage Model 1920 action. It is complete with the exception of the barrel and the stock. Unfortunately, I don't know anyone reproducing the stock anymore. The one company I found that did said it was discontinued and the tooling dismantled. But I figure if I have to, I can start from scratch there.

The big question I cannot seem to find and answer to is what are the dimensions of the threads on the barrel? I appreciate the help. Seems like a proper waste to let this gun just sit without being built...

I think your best bet is to measure your receiver threads, since that's what you want a barrel for.

The stock is not such an easy solution, maybe keep an eye out for one of the butchered recoil padded stocks, to buy just as a template

I thought one of the folks here had the 1920 stock duplicated and copies could be bought? Wasn't it Stever maybe?

Have you tried a 99 barrel. I have been told they will screw in.

Stever used Boses in Nebraska to have a couple 1920 stocks duplicated. It would be worth it to call them and see if they have a pattern.

Yes, I can likely measure the receiver threads, but I figured if someone had the general info like T.P.I., etc. it would make things easier. I will measure the receiver to get the other critical dimensions and test fit often as I'm cutting my barrel threads anyway.

I have not tried screwing in a 99 barrel, although I have one laying around at work, so could probably try that.

As for the stock, my first choice would be to find a usable original. After that, like you said, finding a cracked or altered stock and making a pattern would be next. Although I don't relish the opportunity to make a stock for this from a blank, I figure I could with enough time. Since I don't have to pay myself for labor on personal projects...

I will check with that place when this project gets to that point. I don't know about the rest of you gentlemen, but my personal project list usually hovers around two dozen active projects, but thanks to some recent gifts and purchases, its about three dozen at the moment, all vying for time and finances...

Thank you for the responses gentlemen.

If You are cutting threads and chambering 99 barrels you can expect the flashing envelope at the top of your screen will be very busy! (that's this forum's notice for personal messages). I looked in my book of barrel tenon dimensions and the 1920 was not in there.

Welcome to the Forum, (since we forgot to say it earlier)!

Just a few projects laying around. Quite awhile ago, I was gifted a few naked savage 99 receivers and a factory barrel in .300 savage. That's why I have one laying around. I'm not a savage 99 specialist, I'm just a humble general smithy. See spot run jobs to pay the bills, personal projects and parts hoarding to keep my sanity...

If I actually finish any savage projects, I will definitely post them up. I have four savage projects right now. In addition to the 1920 (which I'm thinking .250-3000 on), I have a very early .30-30 in need of restoration, and two actions to build up. One is .300 savage and the other I think I'll build in a .358 on for brush hunting in Oregon...

I still have my notes from over the years with several dozen barrel shank dimensions and this wasn't in mine either...

The threading on 99 barrels changed in 1960. So if you have a barrel with a Westfield, MA barrel stamp(1960 onwards), don't try to fit it onto a receiver with a serial number under 1,000,000.

The 1920s have the same square thread barrels specs as the pre-1960 1899/99 barrels.

What is the serial number of your loose action?

The barrel I have is an older square thread, both my 99 receivers are pre-60, so I should be all in the same era of threads. I have a soft spot for old stuff.

My vote would be for a modern barrel turned to the original contour and chambered in .250-3000. Heck why not make it up into something that would look like the 1920 if Savage was still making it today. On the other end of things something styled like a custom Griffin and Howe, Sedgley or NRA 1903 Sporter from "back in the day" would be classy too.

Precisely the direction I would go with it. My only real complaint (and it is a minor one) about the 1920 is its skimpy poorly designed (IMO) stock. Even the later 1920 stocks, while an improvement, weren't much better.

I'll check my wood guy and see if he has a master for the 1920.

part of the problem you will face is a common stk for a 250 or 300 which Savage produced may not match a rebarrel.

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A buddy of mine has a Sedgley that's in need of attention (something he'll never do) and the stock is one of the best fitting styles I've ever come across. Its a natural for the Lyman 48. Not to mention the schnabel fore end looks very cool too.

Confirmed (as I expected from the comments) that the old 99 barrel threads in. So while turning square threads is not my favorite activity, its certainly doable. I may have to shape a new thread cutting tool, as I don't think I have one at the moment.

As for the direction of the gun, I don't mind the aesthetics of the original stock, but its less my style. I freely admit to being a whore for the old G&H style stocks and frankly most of the other stocks of that era. I would probably tend to beef it up just a bit. I'm still hoping to find a chopped, recoil padded, or broken original stock that I can transform into a pattern stock. Likely it will have a horn or ebony fore end tip, simply because I prefer that to the schnabel. As I am likely to put the gun into .250-3000, I will probably put a steel buttplate on it, probably a neidner style as I have a few laying around.

Overall, I expect it to be a fun project if and when it makes its way to the front of the line. Like I said, at the moment, I have about three dozen projects. Its definately in the top ten, but not the top five, so its a ways out.

I freely admit to being a hoarder of gun parts, but don't feel like I have a problem. My wife and a few of my friends disagree... ;-)