I never understood the tang thing either with savages. I had our club gunsmith bed a savage for me and he bedded the tang not knowing this since he was so used to remingtons......i had to go back and chip the little bit he put in there out so it would free float. So when i bedded my first....i put three pcs of blue tape to freefloat it and it came out really nice and now shoots bug holes all day! Crazy savages and their quirks......just like their owners!

Brian