I've been reading quite a few posts where people have been able to modify Savage's new (and mostly cursed) trigger bolt release, and move it back up in front of the bolt handle "where it belongs".

I've got the opposite problem... got a great price on an XLR stock but come to find out it has a trigger bolt release. But my Savage long action has a top bolt release. The bolt release sticks out enough to keep the action from sitting in the XLR chassis. Seems like I have three options (well, other than give up and sell the shop):

1. Find a way to move the bolt release down into the trigger. I'm hoping if people have moved it the opposite direction, this might be feasible? Can the release lever be cut off and "inverted" so it's operated from the trigger?

2. Have material milled out of the chassis so this style action will fit.

3. Hope I bump into someone trying to go the opposite direction, with a new style (small shank long) action with a trigger bolt release that wants to trade actions :).