Bought a used M-25 Lightweight Varminter in .17 Hornet recently. I'm disassembling, inspecting and cleaning it before taking it out to the range (I'm sure it's good and all, but you never can be too careful IMO).

http://www.savageshooters.com/showth...ly-Disassembly

http://www.savageshooters.com/conten...ly-Disassembly

I'm hung up at the bolt. I simply *cannot* get the bolt assembly screw free. Went through the article and thread her and followed the instructions; cocking pin has been moved forward but nada - that thing is *not* budging. At this point, I'm concerned I might bend/shear the bolt handle if I put any more mojo into this.

Is the thing counter-threaded or something? That question comes up in the thread linked above, but it goes unanswered. The author of the article does not specifically mention it. Some owners appear to have had issues like I'm experiencing, others appear to have been able to get it free.

Any suggestion/guidance is welcome.