Who is telling you the in\LBS should be 45? I've always used 30# as a "benchmark" for the Savage. First, make sure your recoil lug is snug against the stock. Usually I have the screws finger tight to the stock (the barrel can slide but not move away from the stock much). Then I point the barrel straight up and snug the front screw first, then the trigger screw, then I tighten the front screw to 30\in#. Then the rear screw to 30\in#. Then I shoot it to see how it is.

Now, there is some "messing" you can do with the torque to get better groups. This article explains it. http://www.accurateshooter.com/techn...torque-tuning/