followup: i just got off the phone with savage. The wedge was removed approximately 1 year ago. The lady on the phone, kathy, was evasive. I asked her if she could find out at what serial # that started at, so i make sure i get the revised version. She said she didnt know how to go about getting that information (which i dont believe at all).

she said there is nothing wrong with the original version, they had to make a design change because it was too similar to someone elses design. (sounds fishy as well).

bottom line, starting about 1 year ago, savage removed the wedge from the accustock system and made a minor design revision. (though they wouldnt elaborate what the changed aside from removing the wedge).