It isn't hard - there is a how to on here somewhere (may not be able to see it w/o a paid membership).
Does your rifle have pillars in the stock for the action screws? Doesn't sound like it and that may be your problem. For those I would look on ebay (if you use them) for "savage pillars" and buy the set sold there (knurled aluminum rod contoured to fit your receiver). Best to use a drill press and drill the action screw holes in the stock out a bit oversized but you can use a hand drill if you are careful. The pillars will keep your screws from compressing the wood when you tighten them down.
As to your original question - put a couple of layers of masking tape on the tang of the receiver, put a layer or two on the sides, bottom, and front of the recoil lug. Take off the trigger assy. then put play-doh in all the nooks and cracks on the action so epoxy wont flow in there. Coat with a release agent (car wax, pam olive oil spray, acra-glass release agent, whatever) then coat it again to make sure you got everything and go to town.
Lots of hints and tips out there - easy to do, just make sure you use a gel consistancy epoxy (like acra-glass gel or JB Weld) rather than one of the runny ones (like regular acraglass).
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