I discovered that I needed to shim or bed the trigger guards when I purchased my second Stevens rifle that the original owner had replaced the guard on. I had problems with the bolt hanging up on my magazine. Without the proper amount of shims under the guard I was pulling the action down too tight before the rear action screws started to snug up. Once I got it the guard properly spaced I quit having trouble with the bolt and my trigger quit hanging up. Here is where I first posted about this problem, if you scroll down the page you can see why I needed to space the trigger guard properly. http://savageshooters.com/SavageForu...html#msg223544