canadian hunter312
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Anybody own or use one of these? Pros? Cons?
Other comparable options?
Accuracy reports?
Other comparable options?
Accuracy reports?
Savage Rascal
- Thread starter canadian hunter312
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You can walk with it and the muzzle will be 10-14 inch's from the ground
I bought a pink stocked one and put some Hello Kitty and Barbi sticker's on it. I keep it on the dash when hunting and everyone think's it's a toy.
The new Girlfriend has claimed it and want's a scope on it so now I have to find a set of mount's.
I bought a pink stocked one and put some Hello Kitty and Barbi sticker's on it. I keep it on the dash when hunting and everyone think's it's a toy.
The new Girlfriend has claimed it and want's a scope on it so now I have to find a set of mount's.
We've had one in our family since Savage introduced them. Very decent accuracy, scaled right for young/small-framed shooters. Unlike at least one of the other tiny youth-type rifles, it cocks with the closing of the bolt. It also has the Accutrigger, which is very decent too. For a youth rifle, I think Savage really hit the mark but it really is super tiny if you're an adult-sized person and want to use it yourself sometimes.
^I bought the Rascal scope bases and it didn't work-out with the 2 scopes I tried. Then, for a laugh, I checked to see if EGW made a rail for it and they do! Naturally, I contacted Prophet River first, and they hooked me up. Here is a photo I've posted at least a couple of times, my youngest (years ago) running CB Longs, very quietly, through the rascal and easily reducing clay pigeons to crumbs at about 50 yards.
Got one(pink) for my granddaughters,and another one for my hunting partners girl - they love them-perfect 'first rifle' for a kid,lightweight , great trigger, peep sight and a single shot..light and compact enough to carry on your back for a grouse while you're deer hunting too.
My daughter loves her pink one. She is much better at hitting targets with it than I am. Her 10 year old eyes work great with the peep site. I am glad I got her competent with open sites. Now it is scoped and she loves it more. I put a bi-pod on it, because even though it is small, she finds it awkward to shoot it offhand.
Known for light strikes unless you ram the bolt home on closing. Bought two for grand boys each in their favourite colour and great little gun in all other respects.
I like the inherent safety features for a new shooter and the peep sights are a good basic teaching aid.
I like the inherent safety features for a new shooter and the peep sights are a good basic teaching aid.
My son has had one for a few years and he really likes shooting it with the red dot I put on it. It is quite accurate and I like how it teaches proper rifle discipline versus others with the knob to pull. We did have the light primer strike but had the firing pin reshaped (Google that) and no issues since. It's a great child's first rifle
hammering hank
CGN Regular
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- Barrie north of
Great for the money, have my kids shooting 1 in red and is as accurate as youll need with kids at close range. keep an eye out for an older chipmunk, alot nicer in my opinion in a wood stock and no plastic parts. Dad started me on one he ordered through S.I.R. when I was 4/5 and now I'm teaching my kids on it.
Hey chanman~not the same. I don't have a Mark II in the house to compare them side-to-side, but I'm about 99% sure they're not interchangeable, and 9% sure it's not the same bolt. 100% sure it's not the same bolt handle. The Rascal bolt handle is smaller/shorter as well with a very tiny knob on it.
- Location
- newfoundland canada
I have one for my son , had a lot of issues with it , it was having light strikes on the ammo , researched it and found its a very common problem with these . I had too get a gunsmith to install a stronger spring it is fine now .
The two we use for our Jr .22 program have not had this issue at all. Because the rifles rely on the recessed rim of the chamber to work as an anvil for the firing pin I'd check the head spacing on your rifles. Closing the bolt forcefully to ensure it's seated fully forward to set the head spacing suggests that it's a little "loose". Ours have been fine and they are as reliable as any rimfire can be.
I've shot the club's rifles on a couple of occasions for sighting in and they proved to be darned accurate each time. These things are really good.
The Cricket is one of the few other options that are easily available. But those require that the firing pin be set as a separate action. That's good in some ways but could be annoying in others.
NorthCoastBigBore
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- Northwest BC (Rural) 103-I-##
My younger daughter has had a Cricket for a couple of years now and although it IS well made, that extra effort to manually #### the action does put her off a bit.
Older daughter has a Rascal and I've not experienced a light strike BUT we do have extraction problems often enough to be annoying.
Check out this thread, I posted some pics in there as well: https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/for...5-Savage-Rascal-problems?highlight=firing+pin
canadian hunter312
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- Brant County
Thanks for the info guys. After researching the youth models I really dislike the idea of loading a round and then manually cocking the action. I had read a few complaints about the light strikes, but now I have no worries. The order has been placed.
Not really sure if optics will be required for the new shooter, but I think a red dot might be the best option for ease of use. I'll see how it goes using the peep and go from there.
Not really sure if optics will be required for the new shooter, but I think a red dot might be the best option for ease of use. I'll see how it goes using the peep and go from there.
