savage MARK 2 modifications to bolt action slide ? good or bad idears

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I got my self a Savage mark 2,
I really love this rimfire

the only thing that bugs me a little is when closing the bolt and you start to pull it down it gets some resistance from the sharp edge of the receiver
this may show what I mean

http://aussiehunter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/aussiehunter-Savage-Mark-II-BRJ-22LR-receiver-and-trigger.jpg

would filling it a little, just to remove the sharp corner cause it to not function properly or make it dangerous ?

I am just looking to make it so closing the bolt happens in 1 smooth motion

thanks
 
Don't file it, the headspace is set by the bolt handle/action fit. Removing too much metal could make it unsafe. If it really bothers you, you could polish the edges with some 400 grit emery followed by 1000 grit emery.
 
Smoothing just the corner will help with that. But do NOT do anything to the flat vertical front face that sets the headspace. Just the very corner.

A file isn't really what you want to use either. Or if you do remove a little metal with a fine cut file then smooth the roughness out with some 400grit silicon carbide wetordry sandpaper. And then polish it up with the back side of that same little patch of sandpaper. There's enough "dust" on the back of that sandpaper that it does a lovely job of polishing to a smooth final finish.

Also keep a tube of good synthetic automotive grease around. Wipe a thin smear on the riding surfaces of the bolt including the base of the handle that rides on the edges of the slot and over that corner. On mine there was also a chamfer but with a hard sharp ridge on the corner of the rectangular base of the handle that was catching as it went over the corner of the handle slot and into the locking notch. I stoned that slightly to round it just a slight amount. That also helped a lot.

After that it's just keep it lubed and shoot it a lot. They really burnish in well and become smoother with use. What we are talking about doing is what the guns will do naturally if you use them a lot. The slight rounding we're talking about doing is just speeding up the aging and break in process. So don't go crazy with the stuff.
 
My advice would be to get a bottle of whiskey, a movie (preferably military or action, with guns), and a free evening on the couch. Start with the whiskey, pour a nice one. Next step is to proceed to the couch with said drink and Mark II. Next put on movie, sip drink and watch. While watching the movie, work the action over and over and over. If you are married, this will likely drive the lady crazy (or guy, nothing wrong with that). If the significant other becomes too much, increase whiskey intake to drown out any cares you may have at that moment.

Another tip, instead of pulling the bolt handle, I push it with the palm of my hand. I find one smooth action using the palm works best.
 
Are you sure that's what you're feeling? If you pull the bolt out and look at the cocking piece, you'll see that it has a stud that sits in a notch in the bolt sleeve that inclines toward the front of the bolt.

When you open the bolt, the stud rides along the incline until it is fully cocked and then slides into the notch (which is where it'll be resting when you remove the bolt from the rifle. It also won't go back in unless it's cocked and the stud is in the notch).

When you close the bolt, the resistance you meet about half way down is the stud being cammed out of the notch so that when the sear releases, the striker can move all the way forward.

I have 4 Mk. IIs and and that notch is always noticeable half way through bolt rotation if you work the action slowly in all 3 modern Savage/Stevens. The old Lakefield's bolt doesn't have the notch and opens and closes smoothly when operated slowly. I can only speculate that it may be a feature added to prevent users from accidentally uncocking the bolt and being unable to insert it back into the gun.
 
thank you for all the advice, i am happy i didn't go with my gust and grind that edge off

I really love all the knowledge people share here,
since I had already fired over 500rnd and cleaned it really good, i figured it was broken in and would not get any better by it self,
Following the good advice you all provided i have polish the edge has mentioned ,, dam what a long and frustrating process,, but in the end i do feel a big difference, the bolt is now really smooth
Woody-to your advice was my treat at the end of the process,

now i just have to wait for this rain to stop so i can go enjoy the smooth action of the bolt
 
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