Quote Originally Posted by bwiechman View Post
I have a Savage Lady Hunter in .308 with 21 rounds through it.

When I rotate the bolt closed if I apply more than very gentle pressure the firing pin drops. I have not adjusted the trigger. It is basically in the state it was in when I bought it. Sliding the bolt forward doesn't present a challenge. The firing pin is released when I rotate the bolt into battery.

A couple historical threads seem to indicate this may be the result of a very light trigger pull. I am trying to decide if I need to get this sent in and fixed or if this is simply an adjustment. Intended use is hunting and teaching my kids how to shoot so I absolutely do not want a rifle where the firing pin drops when the bolt is closed.

To clarify it is not slamfiring. If I slide the bolt closed and then carefully and gently rotate the bolt into battery the rifle remains cocked.

If I use any force to rotate the bolt the firing pin decocks. The rifle hasn't fired when this happened so far, so thank the Accutrigger for that.

This thread for example seems to suggest sear engagement related adjustment issues: http://www.savageshooters.com/showth...trigger-crappy

Same notes again about sear engagement issues. Note that my rifle is NOT slamfirimg. http://www.savageshooters.com/archiv...p/t-11982.html

Sadly after over a week of waiting Savage has yet to respond to my online support request which is a little disappointing.
I would start with checking if there has been a factory recall of any kind. If no factory recall and your not sure it is something you can fix with 100% confidence, then take it to a gunsmith. Safety is nothing to take a chance on.
I have seen loose action screws cause this to happen, as it puts torque on the action, the action moves a little in the stock causing either trigger or sear movement. Any rate, if you are unsure in the slightest dont take a chance. I know it's a pain and a bummer but probably most of us in here have had to deal with either factory recalls or gunsmithing issues and it sucks to wait but you or your children's lives are far more important

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