Hello Everyone,

Just bought a Savage Model 10 FCP 20" as my first 308 rifle and I'm very happy with it. Awesome balance and shoots great.

I do have one question though. When I first bought the rifle I disassembled to clean off any factory grease. When I reassembled I noticed that the bolt takes more effort to rotate when setting the trigger. Once the trigger is primed to fire the bolt rotates with less effort. I don't recall what it was like before disassembling. Is this normal or should the first bolt rotation when setting the trigger be as smooth as any subsequent rotations after the trigger is set? If it is the latter what should I do to address the situation?

Thanks.