Lakefield vs Savage

[mosinmaster]

Hi,

Did Savage just rebrand Lakefield's models? Were the older guns just as accurate as Savage's? Or were there changes in design details aside from the cosmetics?

 

[Bitumen]

Hi,

Did Savage just rebrand Lakefield's models? Were the older guns just as accurate as Savage's? Or were there changes in design details aside from the cosmetics?

I think they just changed the name. I have an old bolt action Lakefield .22 LR and the savage magazine works perfectly in it. I'm considering selling this rifle.

 

[camster]

Savages did augment the rifle with an accu-trigger.

Essentially the same rifle in non accutrigger models

 

[mosinmaster]

Anybody got details on who designed the Lakefield models and if they're based on any other previous rifles? The bolt with the two dual extractors looks Anschutz-like

 

[Paatz]

The Lakefield I just picked up has a metal trigger guard and a very nice buttplate.
And has very nice wood:

 

[hometownhero]

The new savages have a bit of a different receiver when they switched to the "E" receiver. Other then that the same. Also the cooey 64 is the same as the new savage 64.

 

[mosinmaster]

So what in the original Lakefield design makes the rifle accurate? Rigid receiver, good barrels? Looking at the Anschutz 22 bolts, the Lakefield/Savage bolts look almost identical, so copying a winning design helps too!

Anschutz 22 bolt

Savage bolt: