Thread: Quick Review: Savage A22 LR

Happy New Year guys. I would presume they do share the same Mag but I don't know that for a fact.
My mag may have been one in thousand and just a lemon. Saying that I still didn't like it's design , function , fit to rifle and materials.
The biggest compliment I can give the rifle is if the mag worked would I still have it..... 100% yes

Replacement that's a story in itself and I spoke to everyone from a mate who's a gunsmith to professional rabbit shooters .
One answer kept coming out and it wasn't really the one I wanted to hear....

Ruger 10 / 22 every time:
My mates was a shocker, literally couldn't hit a 10 ltr paint tub at 30 yards more than 4 out of ten shots.
I hate the barrel band also, freakin ugly.
Anyway the boys at my local H&F really looked after me as the Savage was still under warranty plus they knew I was gutted and I am a regular .
I brought a Ruger 10 / 22 stainless Houge stock version . I must admit the fit and finish is way ahead of the Savage but I had very low expectations.
Gundoc lives 20 mins away and told me to bring it round before I used it and he would work his dark arts of tweaking the Ruger as he's done 100s over the years. Thanks again mate, your a bloody legend.

Seems this Ruger is a very accurate example , the group is during sighting in at 50 yards with an old Burris 2-7 scope over some towels shoved into shopping bags I had in the back of the car.
5mm group at 50 ....fuck me I am more than happy and the trigger has being tweaked more since then.