I talked to Savage warrenty service this morning and they told me to send the bolt in- it is already on the way.

As I said before- I was putting alot of force on the bolt assembly screw and it would not open. I didn't want to risk wrecking anything and someone on here said they got it fixed up and back in action in less than 2 weeks sending it back and that they are using a different spring system in the bolt now.

Of course- the guy on the phone didn't aknowlege there was any common problem and I didn't push the issue- as long as they are fixing it- thats all i care. I don't need it for coyotes till next month now anyways. We are currently having a tropical winter up here in MN.