Sadly, rotating the bolt didn't help much at all for me! You are right, Savage are ruining a good product with that joke of a trigger. Can you imagine being in a combat situation and being told that you can't wear gloves, and that you can't be swift with the bolt throw, or even microscopically shift your trigger finger from side to side, or even be nervous? -- 'cause the rifle will fail to function!? I suspect no military in the world would look at a set-up like that!
I'm going to go ahead and say that it really isn't meant for 'combat'.