I have the exact same rifle, but mine is only "tight".Crash wrote: ↑Fri Jul 21, 2023 3:22 pm I bought a Savage Model 110 in 6.5 Creedmoor from Walmart a few months and the bolt is extremely difficult to lift. I thought that it might just be a break-in problem, so I cycled the bolt 1,000 (yep, 1,000--not a typo) times with Snap Caps, but that didn't help. Anybody else have this problem, or did I just get a lemon? I'm going to take it to a gunsmith and see if he can figure out/fix the problem.
Crash
If you have the patience, dry it off fully and coat with graphite dry lubricant, then dry fire a break it again. The graphite will smooth any ridges causing the issue.
As I said, mine is only tight, but it is barely within the acceptable range for me.