skeetgunner
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Burlington
One of my range mates showed up last night at BRRC with a new toy. He was the proud new owner of a Savage Mark II BV, .22rf with AccuTrigger(TM). I had a chance to fire a mag though it, here are my first impressions:
- its a neat little carbine, nicely "figured" brown laminate stock, hard plastic buttpad, deeply blued finish metal. Seemed heavier than the stated 6.5lbs.
- overall fit and finish were very good.
- the barrel is 20-ish inch "mid-weight" target (bigger than 0.5", smaller than 0.925" diameter) with a recessed crown.
- stock was well executed, pointed and shouldered well, monte-carlo comb was usable and lenght of pull was about right for me.
- 10-rd mags were a surprise.....box style bananna clip. Lots of sharp edges. I've seen better quality and finish on Norinco mags.
- bolt was stiff, but this rifle was new, it should settle down and smooth out after a brick or two.
- accutrigger was a joy to shoot, very crisp, no creep, light weight. it was set for its lightest setting. we didn't have a scale, so we estimated it at 2.5-3lbs.
Didn't have a chance to bench it and shoot groups, but I was able to make penny sized clusters at 20yrds off-hand with an assortment of non-target rimfire ammo. Bushnell 5-15x36 AO scope on Burris Sig-zee rings with Weaver-style bases.
Overall impression? For under $350 (tax in), this rifle is going to give the CZ452 American some serious competition.
- its a neat little carbine, nicely "figured" brown laminate stock, hard plastic buttpad, deeply blued finish metal. Seemed heavier than the stated 6.5lbs.
- overall fit and finish were very good.
- the barrel is 20-ish inch "mid-weight" target (bigger than 0.5", smaller than 0.925" diameter) with a recessed crown.
- stock was well executed, pointed and shouldered well, monte-carlo comb was usable and lenght of pull was about right for me.
- 10-rd mags were a surprise.....box style bananna clip. Lots of sharp edges. I've seen better quality and finish on Norinco mags.
- bolt was stiff, but this rifle was new, it should settle down and smooth out after a brick or two.
- accutrigger was a joy to shoot, very crisp, no creep, light weight. it was set for its lightest setting. we didn't have a scale, so we estimated it at 2.5-3lbs.
Didn't have a chance to bench it and shoot groups, but I was able to make penny sized clusters at 20yrds off-hand with an assortment of non-target rimfire ammo. Bushnell 5-15x36 AO scope on Burris Sig-zee rings with Weaver-style bases.
Overall impression? For under $350 (tax in), this rifle is going to give the CZ452 American some serious competition.
