my savage bolt cocking

[cwop]

i have a savage with a 6br barrell on it. it has the hardest cocking bolt i have ever seen. i had planned on using it for p/d and target but its going to be a beast any advice??

thanks

bob

[acasto]

If you are a tinkerer, there are some mods talked about on here to reduce bolt lift.
here is the most recent,
http://savageshooters.com/SavageForum/index.php/topic,28470.0.html

There are also several gunsmiths talked about that do some relatively cheap work to help smooth it up. I am sure 82boy will be here soon enough to direct and shame you.

Good luck.

[cwop]

i have several savage rifles and none of them are this bad! especially after usning 40x, 52s, suhls.

i cant see the reason for this but maybe as you said the guru will be in.

thanks

bob

[82boy]

MR. acasto
I have sent you a PM.

[Woodser]

try loosening the front action screw and see of the bolt lift eases up.

[82boy]

cwop
Savages just have heavy bolt lifts, this is common. They are a massed produced gun with an intention to be of lower price, so attention to small details are overlooked to save on cost. There is hope, you can have the action timed and trued, and have a rifle that has a better bolt lift than the rifles you have mentioned.

[cwop]

patrick

havent recieved any p/m as yet.

bob

[cwop]

dug my 309 mod 10 out of the safe. same problem but it has a tactical handle on it just hadnt noticed how hard these were to cock.

my mistake i guess but will look into some things.

thanks

bob

[savageboy]

Send it to SSS and get it T&T'd. You will never want one not done by Fred after that!

[pdog06]

patrick

havent recieved any p/m as yet.

bob


He wasnt sending you a pm. He was sending a pm to Acasto since he made a funny smart remark about him shaming you to go to a certain gunsmith. Truth is, for the problem you are complaing about SSS has the best way to fix it with a whole time and true job, a bolt lift kit, or tactical handle. Not really any shaming needed.

If your action is new it will most likely loosen up some as it gets worn in too. The longer bolt handle makes a big difference, and SSS and Stockade both make very nice ones.

[82boy]

patrick
havent recieved any p/m as yet.
bob

Hey Bob, I sent acasto a PM, not you, sorry for the confusion.

[cwop]

both of these rifles have been shot a bit the 308 a lot. i guess ill just live with it!

thanks

bob

[LG]

Bob,

A longer bolt handle and a bolt lift kit (.38 case & ball bearing) are simple mods that can be done easily by the shooter. They don't achieve the same results of a T&T job, but they do help a little.

[82boy]

Bob,

A longer bolt handle and a bolt lift kit (.38 case & ball bearing) are simple mods that can be done easily by the shooter. They don't achieve the same results of a T&T job, but they do help a little.


+1 well said.