Whether the bolt is in or not would make no difference. Silly question, but you DID fully loosen the screw for the AccuWedge that clamps down onto the recoil lug, right? This would be the forward most of the 4 screws on the bottom of the stock (rear trigger guard screw, rear action screw, front action screw, and AccuWedge screw). If that screw is still tight the action isn't going to come out of the stock.