Savage 64FV; how good are they?
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I believe...
I believe they are still made and for sale. Look up Savage rifles on the net and the web site will tell you. They are great little guns. Marlins are nice machines too. I had one of their 22 magnums once. Have a look at each in person I would say. Either should be fine for casual shooting and hunting.
I believe they are still made and for sale. Look up Savage rifles on the net and the web site will tell you. They are great little guns. Marlins are nice machines too. I had one of their 22 magnums once. Have a look at each in person I would say. Either should be fine for casual shooting and hunting.
Unless they've changed the design, the model 64 barrel slides into the receiver, and is held in place by a U-shaped lock and a screw. It's not a particularly rigid attachment. Your POI will change every time you remove the stock, let alone take off the barrel. I still love my old Cooey 64, it's a reliable, ammo-eatin', gopher-blastin' machine.
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This summer I have a completely beat (externally) 64b given to me I restored it and it is reasonably accurate. But it gets to be a jamomatic quite quickly after a cleaning. How olily do you keep the action, as an old bolt guy I tend to keep them oil free but I am wondering if with a semi the need to be oiled to function right.
I am figuring the most of the jams are caused bu the bolt not comming completely back.
This summer I have a completely beat (externally) 64b given to me I restored it and it is reasonably accurate. But it gets to be a jamomatic quite quickly after a cleaning. How olily do you keep the action, as an old bolt guy I tend to keep them oil free but I am wondering if with a semi the need to be oiled to function right.
I am figuring the most of the jams are caused bu the bolt not comming completely back.
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I own a 64B when they were still called Lakefield. Fired over 60,000 rounds through it. It needed a new firing pin around the 45,000 mark and definitely likes to be clean! I clean mine atleast once while in the field(the action that is) which us usually around 500 rounds before it becomes very unreliable. accuracy is descent, and as mentioned above everytime you remove the barrel you will need to adjust your POA to equal your POI. Savage actually sent me 2 replacement firing pins and a new charge handle knob at no cost when I broke the firing pin. Great service.
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Try to confirm what is causing the jam, as it could also be an extractor problem, or worn magazine lips. Make sure the two extractors are clean and move freely, and that the extractor isn't too worn.
Just about any regular gun oil you use in a rimfire semi will collect powder residue and cook into a hard gunk that has to be scraped off. It builds up around the bolt and in the receiver hampering freedom. Ensure that with a clean action there is no binding anywhere. Then the best thing I've used is BreakFree CLP, amazing stuff. You can spray this in the receiver / port and run it 'wet' if you want to. It keeps the residue in suspension and will not cook. Cleanup is just a simple wipedown. I spray a little into the action around the bolt, onto the magazine ramp, and the bolt face. I'll let it sit upside down, barrel down and let it dry. Then you're good to go. I guess if you can't find BF CLP, try the thinnest weight fully synthetic motor oil you can find (I've never tried it myself) and use it sparingly.
The 64 is a good plinker. The trigger isn't great, sure. It's a nice rifle that is simple and reliable and lots of fun. Like I said, I've killed a ton of gophers with mine. Enjoy it.
Just about any regular gun oil you use in a rimfire semi will collect powder residue and cook into a hard gunk that has to be scraped off. It builds up around the bolt and in the receiver hampering freedom. Ensure that with a clean action there is no binding anywhere. Then the best thing I've used is BreakFree CLP, amazing stuff. You can spray this in the receiver / port and run it 'wet' if you want to. It keeps the residue in suspension and will not cook. Cleanup is just a simple wipedown. I spray a little into the action around the bolt, onto the magazine ramp, and the bolt face. I'll let it sit upside down, barrel down and let it dry. Then you're good to go. I guess if you can't find BF CLP, try the thinnest weight fully synthetic motor oil you can find (I've never tried it myself) and use it sparingly.
The 64 is a good plinker. The trigger isn't great, sure. It's a nice rifle that is simple and reliable and lots of fun. Like I said, I've killed a ton of gophers with mine. Enjoy it.
I had one and had no accuracy problems as many gophers could attest to were they still allive (And could talk i guess)
I found it was more accurate than a stock 10/22 in fact, but it was a pain in the ass to clean. And carbon buildup on the feed ramp led to more than a few bullets getting mangled on their way into the chamber, so prolonged days on the gopher patch invovled a couple of field cleanings.
All I could find for it was 10 round magazines, and forget about aftermarket mods... But, with very little effort and a quick read on rimfirecentral.com, you've got yourself a very nice trigger.
The thing I liked the best about this gun tho was that it reliably fed every single kind of ammo I tried, until that feed ramp got dirty anyway, but we are talking about 500 rds here.
The last thing I will say about the Savage 64 is what I consider to be its best feature. THE PRICE! The plain-jane synthetic stocked one is under $200.
I found it was more accurate than a stock 10/22 in fact, but it was a pain in the ass to clean. And carbon buildup on the feed ramp led to more than a few bullets getting mangled on their way into the chamber, so prolonged days on the gopher patch invovled a couple of field cleanings.
All I could find for it was 10 round magazines, and forget about aftermarket mods... But, with very little effort and a quick read on rimfirecentral.com, you've got yourself a very nice trigger.
The thing I liked the best about this gun tho was that it reliably fed every single kind of ammo I tried, until that feed ramp got dirty anyway, but we are talking about 500 rds here.
The last thing I will say about the Savage 64 is what I consider to be its best feature. THE PRICE! The plain-jane synthetic stocked one is under $200.
