The FV I got was top bolt release. I got a .308 and sold that barrel on the forum in a day.
What is funny, is that after the merry go round that is my savage obsession, the action ended up with a .223 model 12 varmint barrel, after the requisite bolt change. Could have just started with it, but there would be no fun in that.
I like Boyds in the colored laminate, not the black cause it is plywood, not resin laminate.
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