Are 114 receivers different than 110 receivers

[futurerider103]

I was at a store today and there were 2 guns next to each other a stainless 114 and a blued 110. Both guns were brand new and the stainless bolt just seemed so much smoother to me.

[Westcliffe01]

Often it is the other way around. Seems they bead blast some of the stainless stuff leaving a rougher finish than on blued parts. That was certainly the case for my 20ga slug gun which was stainless and I had to re-polish the bolt to make it smooth after the bead blasting they did....

[stangfish]

Was the bolt lift smoother or the way it slid in the raceway?

[futurerider103]

Everything about it was just smoother

[stangfish]

I have noticed that Savage must spend a little more time matching components on certain rifles than on others.. The older Flat back actions always seemed smoother, I don't think it was the due to being broke in either.

[Mach2]

A bead blasted surface shouldn't be used on Savages. That's not really a finished surface.