I wanted me an old fashioned deer rifle so a couple of months ago I purchased a Savage Classic 14 in .308. ($600.00 out the door) From the beginning the bolt was very stiff. Tonight I put a Weaver 1 pc. tactical base on it so I could get some more scope adjustment. When I finished installing it and cycled the bolt it took at least half the effort to lift it. Smooth as butter. The mounting screws were a little longer than the screws that were on the two piece base I started with. I torqued everything to spec.Any ideas what happened?
P.S. I chose a Savage due to this site and I plan on building or buying a long range precision gun in the future as well as reloading equipment. Man yall are costing me some money but it sho is fun! Thanks Dave