I expected a 7# trigger but this is the first gun at any price I have purchased since I began buying them in the mid 70's that had this problem. No excuse for it whether it's a $150 plinker or a Sendero.
Going on three days and still no response from Savage. Sure I can go out and buy a bottom tap but if that doesn't do the trick I have to go to a smith which will add $$ to the cost of the tap or at any rate I can send it back and have them fix it after I spend money to ship it back and wait a few weeks to get it back. Loose/loose either way you slice it and money out of pocket.