Budget.22lr options in a bolt action repeater?
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thegrandpoohbah
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- Location
- Terrace, BC
Savage Mk II. Or if they are really young then a single shot Savage Rascal.
- Location
- Lloydminster, Alberta
Savage actually makes a decent bolt action rifle and the accutrigger is a nice feature for kids. Our store doesn't currently have any but Cabelas has a couple nice choices under $300.
nomad 68
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Them being out of business for about 50 yrs creates a huge obstacle to buying a new cooey lol.
Agreed. Love my savage Mk II. Planning to get a Rascal for my kids this year some time too.
I haven't shot one yet, but I like the look of the new Savage B series. Unless it's a hardwood stock model (not laminate)...the plastic stocks on the Mark II and 93 series really is about the worst ever made. Serviceable...but not good. lol The B series improved that allot, the metal even looks nicer. Might be a sneeze over that budget, but to me...it would appear to be a better gun.
- Location
- Nova Scotia
I would say a Cooey 39.. They're stupid accurate, and I would buy one over a rascal, or a crickett.
I think if the kid is small/young enough...the Rascal is a better fit. Doesn't take a ton of effort to ####/load...peeps are good, and you have the ability to add a scope. When my kids were small enough that the Rascal fit, they didn't like my 39...as it wasn't easy to #### the trigger. I like the 39s myself, but the Rascal was the winner in our house.
The B series is what the guy has been beating open class with and getting 1st overall with I mentioned in my last post. At least 2 or 3 wins I know of. Maybe they all dont shoot like that I dont know. But I bet it hurts to have a Vudoo and get beat by it haha...
I just bought a Savage rascal for my son to start shooting with. Price was around $230. My reason for choosing the Rascal was the 11” length of pull and the bolt action single shot. Great value for under $300. I also bought a Savage Rascal Target XP for $450ish. The target XP really impressed me. Same length of pull as the basic rascal but adds a heavy barrel, better stock, knock off harris style bipod, and a 4x scope mounted on a rail. My son ( 8yrs old ) loves this set up. He shooting it incrediy well at 50 and 100 yard targets. The only issues I have with the rifle are it doesn’t always fully eject spent casiings as they occasionally hit the rail on the way out and fall back in and the stock needs a higher cheek rest ( fixed with $2 worth of foam and tape or vet wrap )
I’ve got a B22 and the stock was very flimsy. I cut 2 channels into the forend and epoxy bedded a couple of carbon arrows into it. It’s far from perfect but much better than factory.
What did you do to it?
