Savage Impulse Rifles, What calibers do you want to see?

What Model Do You Want To See?

  • Model 5647

    Votes: 18 15.1%

  • Model 5648

    Votes: 5 4.2%

  • Model 5649

    Votes: 13 10.9%

  • Model 5650

    Votes: 2 1.7%

  • Model 5651

    Votes: 7 5.9%

  • Model 5653

    Votes: 8 6.7%

  • Model 5654

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Model 5655

    Votes: 13 10.9%

  • Model 5659

    Votes: 29 24.4%

  • Model 5660

    Votes: 24 20.2%
  • Total voters
    119
  • Poll closed .
The expanding ball bearing lockup into an aluminum receiver, seems like a problem waiting to happen? Iam sure some engineering went into the design, but I have to wonder if these are going to stand up especially in high pressure chamberings.
 
Verrrry very Interesting to say the least, I'd like a minimum barrel of 24 inches for most of those listed cals. Also like to see 223, agreed, 270 would be great, personally, I'd sooner have the 6.5 Swede than the Creedmore..., that's me opine..lol...BUT.. Think I'll let the bugs flit and recalls settle for a bit before I jump in.
 
Interested until I saw the weight? I’ll weight for an ultralight. Just because it’s a straight pull doesn’t mean I’m going to smoke the barrel
338 federal, 20” barrel at 6lbs and I’m in
 
bunny said:
The expanding ball bearing lockup into an aluminum receiver, seems like a problem waiting to happen? Iam sure some engineering went into the design, but I have to wonder if these are going to stand up especially in high pressure chamberings.
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I was wondering about the barrel attachment too. They have some (fairly minimal) info on the Savage website and it looks like there is a steel barrel extension that the ball bearings lock in to. Kind of like an AR, but ball bearings instead of rotating lugs. Unfortunately it looks like this new system isn't going to work with normal Savage prefits, so swapping barrels for carbon fiber options wouldn't be as easy as I hoped. This is just my understanding as a consumer with no info other than the company website.

223 would be awesome if they were lightweight.
 
bunny said:
The expanding ball bearing lockup into an aluminum receiver, seems like a problem waiting to happen? Iam sure some engineering went into the design, but I have to wonder if these are going to stand up especially in high pressure chamberings.
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I think it locks into a barrel trunnion rather than the aluminum receiver?
 
Straight Pull rifles are a European thing for a reason.

Hunts are largely stand hunting or fixed possition only.
Heavy rifles swing better for a follow through on moving game
Straight Pulls are faster on multiple targets


There is a reason why Straight pull rifles flop in North American hunting. They're tok heavy, too expensive, and we rarely ever shoot running game, and multiple targets at once.

308, 338fed, and 9.3x62 make a lot of sense give the weight and purpose of these guns.
 
Amphibious said:
Straight Pull rifles are a European thing for a reason.

Hunts are largely stand hunting or fixed possition only.
Heavy rifles swing better for a follow through on moving game
Straight Pulls are faster on multiple targets


There is a reason why Straight pull rifles flop in North American hunting. They're tok heavy, too expensive, and we rarely ever shoot running game, and multiple targets at once.

308, 338fed, and 9.3x62 make a lot of sense give the weight and purpose of these guns.
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I dont understand why they're so heavy. If they're using an aluminum receiver I'd think it would lighten the gun, not make it heavier, so where the hell is all this weight coming from? A Savage 110 hunter is listed at 7.25lbs, so this is 1.5lbs heavier than that.

https://revivaler.com/heym-sr30-straight-pull-rifle/

This says the SR30 is under 7lbs in its lighter configurations, which means straight pulls aren't inherently heavy. I can't help but think the 8.8lbs listed by Savage must be a mistake...
 
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