Hello everyone,

I am brand new to the forum and to Savage guns, but not to firearms or shooting. I joined specifically to ask this question but plan to participate as ai become more familiar. I searched for this question, and either my searching skills are poor or this question has not been asked frequently.

I acquired a late 90’s model 10 .308 at an estate sale. The synthetic stock is a bit scuffed so I sat down to take it off to work on it. So here’s the issue: the trigger guard will not slip off over the trigger. The trigger is too wide and the slot on the guard is too narrow. I can’t get the guard free enough from the stock to twist it over the trigger.

Is this a common issue? Does anyone have advice on how to get the guard off? I can provide pictures if it would be helpful.

Thanks!