That’s odd. Please don’t be offended as I don’t know your background, but how comfortable are you with DIY tasks with firearms and with using a Torque wrench? Many torque wrenches don’t really give a very audible “click”, more like they just “give” a bit. It’s actually not even very perceptible at 10lbs. Very easy to just push past the “click” or “give” as it is. Try a very slow soft touch when hold the wrench’s head with your support hand & push the handle slow & soft. Don’t just barrel ​into it.


On a side note; you don’t need to worry about going tighter. Many of us here who have been working on & building Savages for many years, Torque the Barrel Nuts much MUCH tighter. I tighten mine to 75ft.lbs. And I’ve heard of others going higher.