My first post here, so please bear with me if my nomenclature is off.

My father just passed his Savage 110s series J rifle to me. It is a late 70s mfg, bull barrel, blind mag, wood stocked set up.

Upon breaking it down to check for rust and general condition, I noticed a disturbing trend. The "cocking indicator" / "bolt release" appears to be able to work free from the sear. Even when mounted in the stock, there is enough play that about every 20 cycles of the bolt, the cocking indicator works loose from the sear, and pops straight up, perpendicular to the barrel. At this point, cycling to the bolt will not reset the trigger. I have to remove the stock, pop everything back into place (which is a simple fix) and instal the stock again.

It it looks like there is too much clearance in the stock. This clearance allows the cocking indicator room to jump off the sear.

The problem is, according to my google research, the series J uses a unique stock, do I can't find a replacement. And no, I don't want a $500 custom stock...

Any clue as to why my cocking indicator won't stay engaged? Is this common? Is it the stocks fault for being out of spec?

any help is appreciated. I am looking forward to shooting it, just want to sort this out first...