None of the Savages come with bearings as far as I know. I have had both the 4.6 SS and the 4.6 X SS, and both had plastic bushings. Why would they make everything so well engineered and spare an extra $10 and put plastic in it? Weird thing, the 4.6 SS savage showed in the manual the bearings being an option part. In the X SS, no mention of them at all. I am waiting for my lhs to get the size in that I need before continuing with my build.