Hard to Lift Bolt

[Dave Hoback]

I got the Lumley kit but only for Titanium BAS. As I said, the single bearing ball style is the best performing option. So I modified mine.

[Robinhood]

http://www.stockadegunstocks.com/4.html

$15.00

[tammons]

I bought a used Savage 7mm mag years ago, and had the same problem.
Super hard bolt lift.
Apparently somebody had taken apart the firing pin assembly and it was assembled improperly and or had the wrong spring or some other wrong part for the bolt body.
I worked on it a good bit and eventually got it to where the bolt would cycle better, but it was never 100% like my other Savages.

[Dave Hoback]

That just reminded me of something else. You didn’t mention what era your Savage is, newer or older, but in some older 110’s the rear Baffle used a set screw holding in the bearing ball. As shown in the picture below. (Curtesy of Desh) If that screw it too tight, it can hinder the Baffle spinning on the Bolt sleeve, which further increases Bolt Lift quite a bit. If it is too tight, loosening just slightly should help.