Savage bolt timing.
- Thread starter cdog
- Start date
prarie_boy
CGN Regular
- Location
- Just across the bridge to nowhere
Talk to Jerry Teo at Mystic Precision
Best I can offer on the savage bolt is:
1: firing pin protrusion. Google it, lots of info there. I set all of mine to 35 thousandths.
2: Firing pin spring compression measured from castle nut to castle nut. Measure yours first before tinkering. Short action. 1.312 compression (around 30 lbs) min 1.687(lighter 25lbs) only place to tinker with to relieve perceived bolt lift weight. 2.600 for Long Action.
3. Polish cocking ramp, cocking piece, all friction points(more risky but may improve things where it is rough out of the gate, dremel with polishing tools). I just use white lithium grease for these areas.
4: Bolt lift kits are worth it. I have several installed and they work wonders in perceived lift and smoothness. I would highly recommend them. There was a fellow on this site selling stainless versions, I bought a couple and can say they were of high quality. The old 32 special and steel BB mod also works...google them.
Elky.....
1: firing pin protrusion. Google it, lots of info there. I set all of mine to 35 thousandths.
2: Firing pin spring compression measured from castle nut to castle nut. Measure yours first before tinkering. Short action. 1.312 compression (around 30 lbs) min 1.687(lighter 25lbs) only place to tinker with to relieve perceived bolt lift weight. 2.600 for Long Action.
3. Polish cocking ramp, cocking piece, all friction points(more risky but may improve things where it is rough out of the gate, dremel with polishing tools). I just use white lithium grease for these areas.
4: Bolt lift kits are worth it. I have several installed and they work wonders in perceived lift and smoothness. I would highly recommend them. There was a fellow on this site selling stainless versions, I bought a couple and can say they were of high quality. The old 32 special and steel BB mod also works...google them.
Elky.....
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Where you have the more modern bolt with the cocking indicator you will be out of luck for a bolt lift kit ( I believe the bottom bolt release models). The mod is for the older versions for which the bolt assembly screw does not have a hole in it. So the older bolt versions will work. Elky..
