Well, I think I messed up. I got my rifle about 2 years ago and took it all apart to clean and paint. I guess when I put it back together I used cheap allen wrench to tighten the stock bolts up. Back then I knew nothing about torque specs.

Recently I noticed my groups opening up a little. An ole' timer at the range told me to check the torque on the bolts. Well.....the bolt directly behind the trigger guard won't tighten, but it also isn't horribly loose.

The other two bolts would tighten, but just as I was nearing 45lbs...I noticed the allen head starting to strip or the allen socket was turning in the bolt...needless to stay I stopped.

I'm gonna shoot Saturday to make sure its not all over the place. I have my first competition next Sunday. If its all over the place I'll take it apart and investigate and call Savage on Monday. Hopefully, she won't have to go back due to my ignorance...

Jesse