Gatehouse....I've called Savage in the US several times over the past 10 years. Best customer service in the industry as far as I'm concerned.
Just recently, I had issues with a 17HMR, the mag that was coming apart and it was throwing the bullets out all at once...straight up and all over hells half acre...lol...they sent me a new one (I called em back and told them my gun was stainless and that I'd send the blued one back to them. They said NO...our mistake, keep that one too and they resent me a new stainless one !!
....same thing with a 243 bolt extractor...N/C,... another one needed a spring and detent ball, and lastly a MkII 22LR had issues with FTE, they sent me a new firing pin and ejector.
...they've always come thru for me , and never charged me a cent !!
might be worth a phone call at least...best of luck, ....ps.... let us know if you do contact them and what the results are....Kevin