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02-21-2009, 03:19 PM
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02-21-2009, 07:11 PM
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I bought one of these right after Savage resurrected them to use to teach some of my grandchildren to shoot. Hadn't had it too long before a cartridge slipped over the extractor and discharged as the action was being closed. No one was hurt but the potential was there and I didn't want to chance it with kids.
The rifle went down the road pretty quickly. Good luck, Gary Quote:
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02-21-2009, 07:25 PM
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Glad no one was hurt.
There's a lesson in that for the grandchildren too. I took a bullet in the leg from someone not pointing a Marlin 30-30 in a safe direction. He was lowering the hammer to the "safe" position with a cartridge in the chamber. Scary stuff. Thanks. I'll have to keep that in mind.
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02-21-2009, 07:46 PM
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I bought one of the Savage single shots NIB after they came out because I had learned to shoot years ago using my grandfather's Stevens Crackshot...
The rifle I bought is serviceable and shoots OK, but the first thing I did is re-do the wood stock. You could literally see and feel rasp marks in the wood on the new factory rifle. After about two hours of cleaning up both the butt stock and the forearm, I applied some boiled linseed oil to the wood and it looks very nice now. Plain black walnut and not fancy by any means, but it looks considerably better after the chain saw marks were sanded off.. Bottom line: No pun intended, but the Savage is definitely near the bottom line in terms of being a quality fire arm. Serviceable, yes... Quality, definitely no... And far from "highly accurate" in comparison to other 22 rifles. JMO - BCB
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02-21-2009, 08:28 PM
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Are the triggers bad, or is it that it is just plain poor quality?
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02-21-2009, 09:30 PM
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The overall quality is not good and as a result the trigger is rough and heavy. For me at least, the rifle is not worth the time or money to do any significant "improving" on.. Its what it is...a lower quality yet serviceable firearm.....and nothing else in my opinion. I plan to keep mine for the memories it brings back, and without those, it wouldn't be in my collection right now. -BCB
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I miss mean Tweets, competence, and $1.79 per gallon gasoline. Yo no creo en santos que orinan. Women and cats will do as they please. Men and dogs should relax and just get used to the idea. Going keyboard postal over something that you read on the internet is like seeing a pile of dog crap on the sidewalk and choosing to step in it rather than stepping around it. If You're Afraid To Offend, You Can't Be Honest - Thomas Paine
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02-21-2009, 09:39 PM
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Thanks for the advice.
I want something I can throw 22 shorts in pretty easy, or else I'd go with a bolt action. For varmints I like my 17 HM2 or HMR and so don't need a repeater really. I'll have to look at it and decide, I guess. Found one for $200 at a shop near me. Pretty surprising, because I expected it would have to be ordered. It's listed as used, but looked new to me.
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02-22-2009, 03:31 AM
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you could use a marlin 39A golden, around $500, and it holds shorts if you want. I think they are very nice and plan to buy one some day
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