You could try placing a small cardboard shim or something similar to the front of the stock and see what happens. I wouldn't encourage anything permanent right away, though. My first guess impression is you've already done everything you ought to do to make it right. Question: when you tighten the action screws, do they turn freely then STOP! like they have hit bottom? They really should. If they don't, it is a good sign you still have some binding issues going on around the action. I have bedded a lot of Savages and normally it takes me a few attempts to get as I described. I just dremel the bedding out a little and try again. Also, I do not use the action screws to hold it together while bedding. I use bolts with the heads cut off (as guides only) and just slide them into the stock, then wrap stock and action with electrical tape where the screws are. Seems to help prevent that little bit of binding I get when I use the screws to pull it together.
If you were using handloads, I'd recommend backing off your charge a little. Someone else may have more/better ideas.
One more thing... My A-bolt '06 needs at least 3 mins to cool between shots. I get horizontal groups that will walk right off the paper otherwise.
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