SWN, here are my personal thought's on this subject. I find that there is no reason for an action wrench while working on a Savage. All that is required is to hold the barrel. During assembly I can hold the action with my free hand while I tighten the nut. The action will only turn so far until the nut's tight, just keep ahead of it. Most of the recoil lugs that I have seen come with a pin or detent for the action, no reason to retain, or hold, these either. So, the wrench you already have, make something to hold the barrel and you should be good. I do have an action wrench, but only use it for the Remington's with no nut. Once you do the headspace thing, you will see, how easy it is. You will gain headspace when you tighten the nut. No set number (.000) change here because this is based on thread clearance which I assume you will not have control over. If you feel uncomfortable trying the above, make the wrench, but keep it simple, all your doing is holding the action while the nut is tightened, really no stress applied to the action at this time. Hope this helps and might save you some money and time in this bad economy.
Later, Brad
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