You want pretty or you want accurate? To me, accurate = pretty. But that's just my opinion. (And I tend to like my rifles "pretty accurate." )
As to the spring washer, it's part of the "floating bolthead" system. The first time you take apart your bolt, however, do yourself a favor and move the washer from the rear of the front baffle to the front of the front baffle (in between the front baffle and the bolt head). This will keep any grease on the rear of the bolthead lug surfaces from being cleaned off by the front baffle wings each time you cycle the bolt. It will not adversely affect the functioning of the firing system in any way that I know.
Savage has been using the spring washer for years. It's different than what other manufacturers do, but I have never heard of one breaking.
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