I guess it depends on how it shoots. The trigger guard is no big deal, the Savage stuff is fine IMO. The Savage bottom metal, on the other hand, is little more than a paper-thin piece of steel that does nothing other than prevent the screw head from bearing directly onto the stock. Many rifles shoot fine with the Savage bottom metal, but many people (myself included) prefer the DIP bottom metal. The Mark II stocks really don't have much support around the action screws and over-tightening the screws can easily crack a stock because the factory bottom metal is simply flimsy. The thicker DIP bottom metal does not flex and somewhat helps to distribute the load from the front action screw.
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