Quote Originally Posted by earl39 View Post
you insert a fired case. then try to extract. if it does not extract place a feeler gauge between the ramp on the bolt handle and the ramp on the rear baffle and open the bolt (you can also place the feeler gauge between the baffle and action). if it extracts at that point you have a lack of primary extraction. there are a few fixes including replacing the bolt handle. in your case you may have to shoot it again if you can't get it to lock up on a fired case, and when it locks up try the feeler gauge trick.

With 100% certanty, I can say that when it locks up/ sticks, the bolt handle will rotate but not move AT ALL rearward.
Zero movement.

The bolt handle will rotate up, but not to the rear. I even tried a dead blow hammer (2 LBS) on it. (yes, the bolt handle)
Letting it cool, adding Oil down the barrel and tapping the case out with and old arrow shaft and the dead blow hammer.
(very lightly tapping it) worked 2x ago, last time I just let it cool.
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I spoke with Savage and they said get the serial # and make arrangments to send it back in to them.

/ not happy about that, but I'd like it right.