Lock time on Savage Target Action

[reloader243]

Help ! Was wondering if anyone knows the lock time on the 12 F/TR target actions? I spent the time and money to have the Speed-lock lightweight,2 piece) firing pin and upgraded material spring,modified and I installed in my Mod 70 .243 WSSM and want to know if there is anything available out there to reduce the lock time on my Savage 12/TR ? The whole idea may be very modest in it's actual value, but it's value as a mental help is just another thing to make me feel more confident in what I'm shooting.Any thoughts on this subject will be greatly appreciated..

 

[memilanuk]

On another forum one of the more well-known Savage gunsmiths maintains that the Savage action is one of the faster factory actions as far as lock time... and that the Tubb system is probably not necessary. I don't imagine it would hurt anything, though. I've never seen anyone use one, and nobody seems to be complaining about any problems that would be remedied by one.

 

[Rustystud]

Reloader243:

You will find some benefit from having your bolt timed, and trued. The cocking bolt lift will will be reduced 40-60%. The lock time will be improved by about 20% as the firing pin moves less distance.

Rustystud

 

[robbor]

Yes i have been told the same thing, that savage already has one of the fastest lock times for a factory action. I want to say the firing pin spring is already 2# heavier than a remington and as I recall you can get a stiffer spring fron either wolff springs or SSS and polishing the pin and pin area should not hurt. I would not expect it to make much of a differance other than maybe more effeort on cocking which is already pretty stiff.

 

[MrFurious]

The Savage lock time is right around 1.68ms straight from the factory. Also, truing and timing the action has no effect on the lock time.

The T&T job fixes the over-cocking condition by modifying the cocking ramp on the bolt. However, this ramp has nothing to do with how far the firing pin travels from the cocked to fired position, it just regulates how far the firing pin is retracted when the bolt is lifted. The distance the firing pin travels from the cocked position to the fired position is controlled by the tab on the sear that sticks up through the action and holds the cocking piece back when you lower the bolt handle. In stock trim, the cocking ramp retracts the pin more than needed and when you close the bolt the firing pin actually moves forward a little before coming in contact with the sear.

As for the Speed-Lock kits, stay away from them on a Savage unless you want to start having ignition problems.