Savage Rascal

I like the Rascal for what I bought it for. The light packable small game gun.
My wife loves it LOL Having "just" discovered the fun of shooting .22LR , I can't get it out of her hands once she gets on a target
I think I will get her a nice .22 for christmas this year.
She has become a very good shot with it too after I adjusted the rear sight a little.
After the trip last week when I was getting failures to extract I brought more variety in ammunition.
Like before , the only ammo to stick in the chamber was the Winchester 333. The bases are just a little wider or something and the follower prevents extraction as the rim of the shell catches on it as the bolt is trying to extract it. Flicking them out with a blade tip, the follower needs to be slightly depressed for them to come out.
So I'll save that ammo for different rifles. It's a very accurate little rifle overall and I'm glad the extraction issues was simply ammo related. I can file a tiny bit off the front lip of that follower to clearance it though so I will probably end of doing that.
 
45ACPKING said:
I bought the savage rascal for a lightweight grouse and bunny gun I could strap to my day pack while deer hunting.
As an adult, the irons took some getting used to but on paper i got it pretty close. I probably only have 100 rounds through it if that.
I like the rifle but the other day I was intoducing the wife to shooting..... finally after nearly 19 years together. She supports my firearms ownership but the sound of gun fire and thunder bother her as a result of the war she endured before she came to canada. Made me real happy to finally get her out shooting and it was the rascal 22 that she spent the day blasting away with. Now she's hooked LOL She has shot the big game rifles enough to use them hunting , but just shooting for fun has not been her thing.... till now
Problem is, for all i like about this little rifle, it started failing to extract.
I've surmised that it is not the extractor or the firing pin (serves double duty as ejector) and it's not a dirty chamber.
What I have found is that the red follower the round sits on before chambering is sitting just high enough at the chamber throat that it is actually catching the back of the lip of the shell casing, preventing extraction. This was with Winchester 333 22LR
I switched to CCI brand and improved but still had to pop the odd case out with the jackknife.

I took it apart and am looking at this long plastc unit that is the follower assembly and wondering if I should just shave that front lip on the follower.
Also notice that plastic thing is slightly twisted, making the follower sit higher on one side.
I googled Rascal extraction issues and seems many folks have a similar issue but they are looking at the bolt and many are not solving thier issue. Makes me wonder if these other rifles have the same problem mine has and it is being overlooked?
My brain tells me to yank that plastic follower assembly and make a new one out of aluminum LOL
I am not gonna bother with Savage warranty over a rifle this cheap either
anyone else find this problem?
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I had the problem, spent a minute or two sanding down the follower and is now good to go.
 
Rascal approval and recommended.
They shoot the tiny steel out at 135m. Older son (9) outgrew it. Little one (6) calls himself the sniper now. Great shooting partners.

Rascal Upgrades
Camo spray paint
Egw pic rail
Utg 3-9x40 AO mildot scope
Front pic rail
Kalix Teknik CR1 adjustable cheek rest
Wiebad stock pad

Elevated cheek rest was necessary for proper positioning and use of scope. Cheap reversible mount allows proper eye relief and adjustable objective focuses down to 5yds. The small compact scope fits the build just right.
 

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wouldn't spend a penny at Epps even if they were the last gun store on earth. Wes Winkel is a traitor to the community
 
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