Guys, please indulge a question from a relative Savage newbie:

I have my barreled action out of the stock to eventually replace the trigger and bed the stock.

I was testing the trigger pull, and after cycling the bolt and pulling the trigger, when I try to open the bolt again, it is locked in the chamber and won't move unless I press the bolt release lever. Then I can open and cycle the bolt normally.

What am I misunderstanding? I'm sure I'm missing something really obvious but darned if I can figure it out.