If both the male and female threads are good, the forearm shouldn't come loose.
If the original screw was bent, the female thread may have been partially stripped. You might look at tapping the barrel stud for the next larger diameter screw in order to have fresh, sharp, threads and buy a new screw to match the new threads.
I put a neoprene o-ring between the forearm and barrel to cushion the connection and slightly isolate the barrel from the forearm.
If you need any Savage parts that GPC doesn't have, try Jack First in Rapid CIty, SD.
Thanks. Surprisingly or not surprisingly, GPC and Jack First are both all out of barrel studs as is my typical luck.
Yes when I install the forearm it feels like I’m doing harm to threads every time and visually that’s what it looks like is happening now. First few times I just tried cleaning and torque. This last time I tried degrease and medium loctite and it came loose just as fast and then of course the screw feels even worse coming the rest of the way out.
