Moving to the "aftermarket stock" section so you will get more answers.
My suggestion is to NOT bed the barrel (nothing forward of the recoil lug) and to watch this video. It is of a Remington action, but the principles are the same with a savage.
http://www.6mmbr.com/pillarbedding.html
The silver bracket gets pushed up against the action when the action screws are tightened.
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