I took the bolt of my 2007 BVSS apart today to see if I could improve the lift effort by a little polishing, and found a couple interesting things. First these two parts came out when I removed the plug:

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I know where they go but can't find a picture of them on any of the diagrams I see on the internet. Are they factory parts or not?

And worse, i found this:

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Probably was not helping the lift effort. I need to know whether this part is one that has not changed for a long time or if I need to look for one for my made in 2007 rifle. I assume this is something Savage would sell.

Hank