Even empty, this particular action hits a "stop" and requires a deliberate snap to complete the rotation of the bolt. It does this empty, with sized brass, and with fired brass, and I can't feel the difference. I just tried all four of my Savage actions, and all of the others

When extracting a freshly fired round the issue is accentuated and often requires the thumb to the scope. This is true even with very low pressure starting loads.

I just tried all four of my Savage actions, and all of the others are pretty smooth and totally lack this hang-up. I do believe it is an issue inherent to this rifle, but the normal tightness of a fire-formed round needing extraction is enough to cause the difficulty.

The barrel is a Shilen, and the chamber is good, I inspected it prior to installation. Guess I can try and shine around where the lugs seat and see if I can spot any deformity. Otherwise I guess I look into the timing issue.