Savage Model 64G vs Ruger 10/22
- Thread starter smitty23
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- Winnipeg,Man.
I really do not prefer either. The Savage is a copy of the trusted Cooey 64 and the 10-22 seems to require extensive renovations to make it shoot. I like the older accurate North American made .22s such as the Mossberg and Marlins which prove themselves right off the shelf.Some other "big" name manufacturers from off shore creates a good offence but the cost for the accuracy keeps the volume down. my old girls prove themselves in the fields where they are meant to be instead of on a bench shooting paper, where they could hold thier own too .
Without all the modifications, it's a close call. Own both models. Savage 64 is more accurate out of the box, but is very picky on ammo. I think I'll have to give the edge to the 10/22, merely for the 25 and 30 round mags. That ten shot clip gets annoying to reload after awhile.
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- Calgary, AB
The Savage is crap compared to the 10/22. It is just an old Lakefield 64B with Savage stamped on the barrel.
My 30 year old stockCooey 64B will out-shoot your stock 10/22 in every respect.
I fully understand where you are coming from
; however, sometimes it gets kinda difficult to justify another .22 semi-auto with a mag capacity of 10 rounds or less...
Unless you're trying to collect "the whole Cooey set".......
notsorichguy
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IMHO, I think both the 10/22 (base model) & the Savage 64 are about the same for reliability & accuracy out of the box.
I voted 10/22 as there are a host of different aftermarket options available for it. This means you can make it "better", where as with a Savage/Cooey, you can't.
Cheers!
I voted 10/22 as there are a host of different aftermarket options available for it. This means you can make it "better", where as with a Savage/Cooey, you can't.
Cheers!
- Location
- Calgary, AB
Well, I used to own a 64B years ago, and it jammed and stovepiped on a regular basis. I will take your bet...money in the bank
I have owned two 10/22's and never had any problems.
I have owned two 10/22's and never had any problems.
My 30 year old stock
10/22s are like Honda Civics. You can supe' them up, but they're still not that fast. Oh, and can you say "stovepipe" 10 times really fast...
I don't think a Honda Civic would be a good car to use for an insult...it's a pretty decent car. And while I think sports cars should be RWD, there are lots of people who modify them for drag. Even though they look weird with the fat front tires...they're pretty damn fast.
One of my 10/22's came factory as the 10/22RR with the 20" barrel and fiber optic sights. I did have to change the extractor on it, but it shot pretty darn accurate right out of the box. I was almost sad to sell the barrel, but I felt the need to turn it into a tacticool rifle.
both are quite old designs, low end rifles. Both will not shoot straight out of the box. 1022 would be better choice if one insist it has to be one of two, but there are better rifles out there.
I made my 64B to shoot accurately with some major machining and milling - there were simply no aftermarket parts like 10/22. 64 as a very minimum needs bull barrel and canteliever scope mount and neither are readily available. Trigger group has no aftermarket drop-in parts and basically left to your own intuition and risk.
I made my 64B to shoot accurately with some major machining and milling - there were simply no aftermarket parts like 10/22. 64 as a very minimum needs bull barrel and canteliever scope mount and neither are readily available. Trigger group has no aftermarket drop-in parts and basically left to your own intuition and risk.
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- Winnipeg,Man.
I have 5 Model 64s. From the first issues c/w plastic mag to the more recent Sears 8C. The only issue I had was with the oldest plastic mag as it was worn and cracked. ( not mentioned by seller).. All guns with metal mags cycled fine and I found the trigger group to be very sufficient for a varmint gun. Many varmints have fallen due to its accuracy with a decent scope even out to over 100 yards. Almost every mention of the 10-22 has to be an upgrade so it shoots better. Or looks better as a "tacicool" but realize that it still is a 10-22. No after market parts are available for the 64s as they do not have to hide what they are... My $0.02
Curious to see all the varying opinions. A Cooey 64 was my first rifle. Once I learned that it had to be cleaned regularly (ammo in the 60s was a lot dirtier) I never ever had a problem and it was bad medecine for the deadly dangerous groundhog. Took hogs up to 40lbs with that thing and it was extremely accurate. Some stamped pieces need to be deburred and a bit of polish would not hurt but I still have a 64 but sold the 1022. Too many things need fixing for me. Reliable as all get out but I like steel receivers and got tired of replacing things on it. Western Gun Parts keeps stock of parts (what few there are that is) for all the 64 clones. Good simple cheap rifle. Seems to me they were not all that cheap either-sold for around $100 for a new one in the mid 60s.
