Just an FYI for when buying an OEM (Savage) replacement bolt body of any type. Always measure the length of the new one compared to your original when possible, and more importantly always recheck and verify the headspace when changing bolt assembly components (bolt body, bolt head, front baffle).

The way Savage does their QC on bolt bodies is they assemble them into completed bolt assemblies and then pair them up with an action. If a bolt assembly doesn't work in a particular action it is set aside and the tech grabs another one. Then they try that passed over assembly in the next action, and the process repeats. That's the QC for length which is pretty much non-existent.

I know Fred has received numerous bolt bodies over the years that were well outside of spec on the overall length - both short and long. We've also seen some where the "ears" on the rear to align the bolt handle were cut too shallow resulting in primary extraction issues.