RE: Frustrated
Not to add salt to the wound but you could have saved $50 - $80 over that Timney and had a gunsmith do a trigger job on that model 70. The model 70's trigger is a simple trigger toadjust, polish up, and shave a little to turn it into a trigger with a pull of only 2.5 pounds, no take up and no over travel.
The model 70 is one of the best rifles made IMHO. You did good choosing it over the Savage.
Yes the model 70's trigger is adjustable for weight and over travel but not for take up. A simple filing in a jig followed by a polishing and that is easily taken care of.