Well I finally got to go out and shoot this thing after owning it for a couple days! I figured I'd write a sort of "childish review" on it so far.
Savage Mark II "G"
Overall Length: 39.5"
Barrel Length: 21"
Weight: 5.5 lbs
Calibre: .22LR
Magazine Cap: 10
Stock: Walnut Stained Wood
Sites: Open
Barrel: Blued
Background Story:
I wanted a rimfire repeater but not semi-auto and so I decided on a bolt action repeater. I then decided I would prefer a mag fed one compared to tube fed and so I posted my question here on CGN and most of the people came back saying Savage Mark II.
So I told my father that I wanted this rimfire for my birthday and he told me if I found one he would give me the money for it. I started looking for a Mark II "F" and after awhile trying to deal with a retailer here I decided to just drive the hour and a half into Williams Lake to Chilcotin Guns and take a look at what they had. They only had two "Mark II's" there, a Mark II "G" in .22LR and a Mark II "FV" in .17HM2. The helpful man behind the counter opened both boxes and left me standing there trying to decide.
I really prefered the looks of the .17 (black synthetic stock, no sites) but really the deciding factor was cost of ammunition. I wanted a .22LR that I could hunt with as well as be able to take out and fire off a couple hundred rounds without thinking about the cost of the ammunition. So I made my choice on the "G", a box of 500 36 grain "Winchester Xpert 22 Hollow Point", and two Weaver Top Mount Bases to mount a scope to later. Note: I was told that the book states the wrong type of mount bases and so the guy gave me #45 (48045 Gloss) Weaver mounts instead of what the book states.
First Impression:
When the guy behind the counter opened up the box I wasn't really thinking of being impressed too much as I really wanted a synthetic stock. What awaited me though was still a very nice looking rifle, in fact it has the looks of a rifle that could easily become a "family" gun passed from father to sun.
The "walnut stained wood" looked pretty plastic and even felt a little synthetic, actually to the point that I questioned if it was wood or not until a fellow member confirmed it was wood.
Upon further examination I noticed that it was one of the "new" ones with the accutrigger and that it was tapped for scope mount bases (not included) instead of the grooves that the "older" versions had. It should be mentioned that on all Mark II's that DO NOT have open sites, scope mount bases are included. Oh and the mag was also "blued" and not silver like some of ones I've seen. It also has swivel sling mounts as well.
Inside the box was simply the rifle (bolt and magazine already in the gun), a generic manual (for all their bolt action rimfires), a small Catalog, a small tool for the accutrigger, and a simple cable lock with two keys.
Handling:
When I first picked up the gun and shouldered it I was amazed on just how comfortable it felt in my hands. Also with only weighing 5.5lbs it's really easy to shoot with all day long.
The bolt is nice although not perfect (more about that below) and I was annoyed with the mag released at first (because this is my first mag fed rifle). To unlatch the mag to have to find this little "knob" right behind the mag and pull it back (for some reason I kept trying to push it up).
Shooting:
First off let me say that this gun is really accurate out of the box. I didn't even have to touch the sites and I was easily shooting 1"-1.5" (I was actually shooting a Sharpie Felt Pen at 50 yards while standing). Not the best but I'm going to throw a scope onto it and then try it out at 100 yards and see what it's like.
The mag is very easy to load up and easy to unload (if need be). Being new to the gun it took me a couple tries before I was content that I had put the mag into the gun properly (it just felt like it was going to fall out on me even though I inserted it correctly).
I haven't yet had a chance to play with the accutrigger yet but the "stock" setting is really nice already. Just a very nice squeeze to fire the gun and I can even make it softer (although I cant see a need right now for it).
The safety is very easy to reach and simple to see whether you're safe or hot.
Now more about the bolt. It seemed that one of say every five rounds that I tried to chamber the bolt seemed to stop dead before pushing the round into the breech and so you would have to pull the bolt back fully and try again also sometimes when you pushed the bolt lever down to lock it into place it seemed more stiff than others. Besides these rare times the gun chambered a round perfectly as could be without any problem. I think the "problem" is simply a new gun that needs to be worked in a bit.
Now I shot about 200 rounds give or take non stop and I couldn't tell if the barrel was warm due to the shooting or the blazing sun (have sun burn on my arms from shooting) but I think it was more to the sun. The accuracy never wavered.
Overall:
I am very pleased for the price I paid to replace the old Cooey singleshot that I used to hunt with and shoot when I was a kid. I would highly recommend this rimfire to all those looking for a bolt action repeater with pretty good accuracy! Sadly due to buying it at a store I had to pay "this year's" price of $289 CDN plus taxes, $10 for the scope mount bases, and $20 for the box of rounds.
I have heard people here on CGN and over the net talking about the quality of the wood on the Savage Mark II's and that it can actually chip really easily. So far I haven't heard of any "aftermarket" type stocks for the Mark II's as of yet.
Savage Mark II "G"
Overall Length: 39.5"
Barrel Length: 21"
Weight: 5.5 lbs
Calibre: .22LR
Magazine Cap: 10
Stock: Walnut Stained Wood
Sites: Open
Barrel: Blued
Background Story:
I wanted a rimfire repeater but not semi-auto and so I decided on a bolt action repeater. I then decided I would prefer a mag fed one compared to tube fed and so I posted my question here on CGN and most of the people came back saying Savage Mark II.
So I told my father that I wanted this rimfire for my birthday and he told me if I found one he would give me the money for it. I started looking for a Mark II "F" and after awhile trying to deal with a retailer here I decided to just drive the hour and a half into Williams Lake to Chilcotin Guns and take a look at what they had. They only had two "Mark II's" there, a Mark II "G" in .22LR and a Mark II "FV" in .17HM2. The helpful man behind the counter opened both boxes and left me standing there trying to decide.
I really prefered the looks of the .17 (black synthetic stock, no sites) but really the deciding factor was cost of ammunition. I wanted a .22LR that I could hunt with as well as be able to take out and fire off a couple hundred rounds without thinking about the cost of the ammunition. So I made my choice on the "G", a box of 500 36 grain "Winchester Xpert 22 Hollow Point", and two Weaver Top Mount Bases to mount a scope to later. Note: I was told that the book states the wrong type of mount bases and so the guy gave me #45 (48045 Gloss) Weaver mounts instead of what the book states.
First Impression:
When the guy behind the counter opened up the box I wasn't really thinking of being impressed too much as I really wanted a synthetic stock. What awaited me though was still a very nice looking rifle, in fact it has the looks of a rifle that could easily become a "family" gun passed from father to sun.
The "walnut stained wood" looked pretty plastic and even felt a little synthetic, actually to the point that I questioned if it was wood or not until a fellow member confirmed it was wood.
Upon further examination I noticed that it was one of the "new" ones with the accutrigger and that it was tapped for scope mount bases (not included) instead of the grooves that the "older" versions had. It should be mentioned that on all Mark II's that DO NOT have open sites, scope mount bases are included. Oh and the mag was also "blued" and not silver like some of ones I've seen. It also has swivel sling mounts as well.
Inside the box was simply the rifle (bolt and magazine already in the gun), a generic manual (for all their bolt action rimfires), a small Catalog, a small tool for the accutrigger, and a simple cable lock with two keys.
Handling:
When I first picked up the gun and shouldered it I was amazed on just how comfortable it felt in my hands. Also with only weighing 5.5lbs it's really easy to shoot with all day long.
The bolt is nice although not perfect (more about that below) and I was annoyed with the mag released at first (because this is my first mag fed rifle). To unlatch the mag to have to find this little "knob" right behind the mag and pull it back (for some reason I kept trying to push it up).
Shooting:
First off let me say that this gun is really accurate out of the box. I didn't even have to touch the sites and I was easily shooting 1"-1.5" (I was actually shooting a Sharpie Felt Pen at 50 yards while standing). Not the best but I'm going to throw a scope onto it and then try it out at 100 yards and see what it's like.
The mag is very easy to load up and easy to unload (if need be). Being new to the gun it took me a couple tries before I was content that I had put the mag into the gun properly (it just felt like it was going to fall out on me even though I inserted it correctly).
I haven't yet had a chance to play with the accutrigger yet but the "stock" setting is really nice already. Just a very nice squeeze to fire the gun and I can even make it softer (although I cant see a need right now for it).
The safety is very easy to reach and simple to see whether you're safe or hot.
Now more about the bolt. It seemed that one of say every five rounds that I tried to chamber the bolt seemed to stop dead before pushing the round into the breech and so you would have to pull the bolt back fully and try again also sometimes when you pushed the bolt lever down to lock it into place it seemed more stiff than others. Besides these rare times the gun chambered a round perfectly as could be without any problem. I think the "problem" is simply a new gun that needs to be worked in a bit.
Now I shot about 200 rounds give or take non stop and I couldn't tell if the barrel was warm due to the shooting or the blazing sun (have sun burn on my arms from shooting) but I think it was more to the sun. The accuracy never wavered.
Overall:
I am very pleased for the price I paid to replace the old Cooey singleshot that I used to hunt with and shoot when I was a kid. I would highly recommend this rimfire to all those looking for a bolt action repeater with pretty good accuracy! Sadly due to buying it at a store I had to pay "this year's" price of $289 CDN plus taxes, $10 for the scope mount bases, and $20 for the box of rounds.
I have heard people here on CGN and over the net talking about the quality of the wood on the Savage Mark II's and that it can actually chip really easily. So far I haven't heard of any "aftermarket" type stocks for the Mark II's as of yet.
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