Canadian made Savage?

Savage took over Lakefield, the low dollar makes it profitable to build the guns here. So, for the foreseeable future they'll probably continue making them here - if the dollar ever went back up to par, that might change.
 
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I have a Savage 110 .308 now, so I figured I'd buy Canadian and get a Savage .22 for a little more relaxed shooting practice at the club.
 
Finally received a reply from Savage.

"All of our .22 LR firearms are Canadian made, as well as bolt action 22 WMR and 17 HMR firearms.

Savage Technical Services"
 
Weird question someone may have an answer to. Do the Savage Mark II and Lakefield Mark II have any parts interchangeability? I've got a Lakefield Mark II, which I "bought" when I was 14, that needs an extractor claw.
 
Maybe try the Gunsmithing section or contact Savage, like I did?
They took a while to get back to me on my question. Maybe because people are working from home, maybe my question just didn't look like priority?
 
enefgee said:
Savage took over Lakefield, the low dollar makes it profitable to build the guns here. So, for the foreseeable future they'll probably continue making them here - if the dollar ever went back up to par, that might change.
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Also, Canada has good supplies of steel & aluminum, and building them here gets around trump's BS duties.
 
I've got a Lakefield Mk. II, a Lakefield 91T and several modern Mk. IIs. You can see the designs are related, but I don't think the major parts interchange. The bolts definitely change in dimension / cocking piece style.

You can also see the band near the bolt head that is present on the modern Mk. II and the 91T that isn't there on the old Mk. II

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I've been looking at getting Savage 64 as I assumed they're Canadian made, and getting confirmation on that helps with purchase decision.
 
OJ - The 64 is a great 'inexpensive' 22 for a starter or plinker, but you should get some addtl mags 'cause 10 rounds can go fast ;-) If I take my time I can keep shots well under One inch @ 50 yards.
Right now some dealers are selling them around $160, I was tempted to get another but I decided to go with a B22 - Flaherty has them for $339 +tx = $391 + free shipping. The A22 is about the same price as the B and you have rotary mags for each, but double the price of the 64. I've had a 64 for about 5 years and have worn out one mag out of 6 - they're made of 'pot metal' and the lips are 'soft' and wear after a few hundred rounds. If you shoot a lot like I do, you'll get to learn how to 'bend' them to keep the rounds flowing properly. If you're 'not handy' maybe you should re-consider this and go for the A or B if you can afford it. Also, the Marlin 795 is about as good and straight-mag fed. They run around $200-ish, but NOT Canadian-made.
BTW, there are some threads about 64s on Savageshooters .com, and also for the As & Bs.
 
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The 64 TR-SR that I used for a spell was a good little unit that shot well on small furry things out to 100 yds or so. The hardwood stock is good in fit & stability when shooting prone off a bipod. Triggers on these buggers can be tweeked a tad if yer decent at doing this work.

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Buck1950 said:
OJ - The 64 is a great 'inexpensive' 22 for a starter or plinker, but you should get some addtl mags 'cause 10 rounds can go fast ;-) If I take my time I can keep shots well under One inch @ 50 yards.
Right now some dealers are selling them around $160, I was tempted to get another but I decided to go with a B22 - Flaherty has them for $339 +tx = $391 + free shipping. The A22 is about the same price as the B and you have rotary mags for each, but double the price of the 64. I've had a 64 for about 5 years and have worn out one mag out of 6 - they're made of 'pot metal' and the lips are 'soft' and wear after a few hundred rounds. If you shoot a lot like I do, you'll get to learn how to 'bend' them to keep the rounds flowing properly. If you're 'not handy' maybe you should re-consider this and go for the A or B if you can afford it. Also, the Marlin 795 is about as good and straight-mag fed. They run around $200-ish, but NOT Canadian-made.
BTW, there are some threads about 64s on Savageshooters .com, and also for the As & Bs.
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I've seen some pretty decent deals on them. <$200 vs. $400 is not a deal breaker, but I'm a bit of a sucker for the low price tag option that does good job vs. higher price option that does a little better job. I was also looking at Mossberg 702 as that's available with larger mag, but it's not Canadian made and has mixed reviews.

I got tools and some skills to do the work on my stuff myself, so not worried about having to do mods/repairs myself.
 
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I've seen some pretty decent deals on them. <$200 vs. $400 is not a deal breaker, but I'm a bit of a sucker for the low price tag option that does good job vs. higher price option that does a little better job. I was also looking at Mossberg 702 as that's available with larger mag, but it's not Canadian made and has mixed reviews.

I got tools and some skills to do the work on my stuff myself, so not worried about having to do mods/repairs myself.
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Id avoid the mossberg. As mentioned above, the 64 or a marlin 795 are hard to beat for the price. The newer winchester wildcat is supposed to be a good gun too, but because it uses Ruger mags you're limited to 10rds.
 
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