Today was a day that was filled with answers with regards to the accuracy of savage products. My brother in law picked up one of the savage MKII FV-SR’s and we spent most of the afternoon shooting through the different brands and weights of ammo in an attempt to find out which brand and type would work best in his new rifle. Well we found it with spades, but before I get into the details of how this rifle shoots a little description of it might be in order.
The MKII FV-SR is part of the savage line of .22 rimfires that has the look and feel of a tactical rifle, it is based on the same action as the TR and the TR-SR with a very nice bolt handle and sharp looking fluted barrel. The major differences between the FV-SR and the TR line on the MKII series is most notably the stock which is one of Savage’s synthetic offerings typical and not very impressive though practical. The second and probably the most prolific difference is the length of barrel. The TR line uses a fairly standard barrel length of 22” whereas the FV-SR is a mere 16.5”. The theory behind this was to create a small compact rifle that was easy to hunt with and still have that Tactical look, both the FV-SR and TR line are heavy barrels and are made from carbon steel. The FV-SR has a threaded barrel as well which would be very effective if it were legal to install a suppressor. That being said it would suit a nice muzzle break.
The most important difference between these two lines would have to be the price. Although I’ve seen the TR’s as cheap as $400 its still $160 more than the FV-SR. this leaves a lot of room for the extras like good optics and maybe a more comfortable stock.
OK now for the really important bits, the accuracy results. For those of you that own a Savage product this won’t be anything new but those that don’t or are looking for an excellent shooter that wont cost you a mortgage payment here it is.
Because today was ammo research day we didn’t bother bringing a camera to record the results of the tests. We thought that we would be just shooting for groups and that would be it. Boy were we wrong. We ended up shooting through just about every thing that is available on the market, from Remington golden bullets to Fiocchi, Winchester’s stuff as well as Federal and CCI. Sufficed to say we tested a bunch. What we found was the Fiocchi CN22 LSP 40Gr was the best in that rifle followed by the CCI Standard Velocity and then the American Eagle 38 Gr .
So good was that Fiocchi that we had to check the target to confirm that there was actually five rounds shot at the 50m target. One raged hole over and over again from a gun that was unpacked the night before.
This thing is a tac driver to say the least. I’ve owned a few savage and CZ rimfires and play with Annies on a regular basis and can say without a doubt that this rifle would easily shoot as well or better than some more expensive offerings without having to use high priced ammo. I brought my BTVS to compare it too, knowing that it will shoot .75” groups at 100m and found that this little rifle could keep up all day long.
To end the day off we set up a bunch of Shot shells and spent 7.62 cases down range at the 100m mark and proceeded to shoot the bottoms out of the shells that were lying on their sides laughing hysterically. i should mention that the optic used for this test was a Leapers 6-24x50 AO mill dot. laugh if you want but its cheap and repeatable and will hold up to any rimfire recoil without a problem.
If you’re in the market for a new .22 don’t overlook the savage line of rimfires, Savage truly makes a top quality shooter and has a price that is very effective.
Next time I’ll bring the camera and take lots of pictures.
The MKII FV-SR is part of the savage line of .22 rimfires that has the look and feel of a tactical rifle, it is based on the same action as the TR and the TR-SR with a very nice bolt handle and sharp looking fluted barrel. The major differences between the FV-SR and the TR line on the MKII series is most notably the stock which is one of Savage’s synthetic offerings typical and not very impressive though practical. The second and probably the most prolific difference is the length of barrel. The TR line uses a fairly standard barrel length of 22” whereas the FV-SR is a mere 16.5”. The theory behind this was to create a small compact rifle that was easy to hunt with and still have that Tactical look, both the FV-SR and TR line are heavy barrels and are made from carbon steel. The FV-SR has a threaded barrel as well which would be very effective if it were legal to install a suppressor. That being said it would suit a nice muzzle break.
The most important difference between these two lines would have to be the price. Although I’ve seen the TR’s as cheap as $400 its still $160 more than the FV-SR. this leaves a lot of room for the extras like good optics and maybe a more comfortable stock.
OK now for the really important bits, the accuracy results. For those of you that own a Savage product this won’t be anything new but those that don’t or are looking for an excellent shooter that wont cost you a mortgage payment here it is.
Because today was ammo research day we didn’t bother bringing a camera to record the results of the tests. We thought that we would be just shooting for groups and that would be it. Boy were we wrong. We ended up shooting through just about every thing that is available on the market, from Remington golden bullets to Fiocchi, Winchester’s stuff as well as Federal and CCI. Sufficed to say we tested a bunch. What we found was the Fiocchi CN22 LSP 40Gr was the best in that rifle followed by the CCI Standard Velocity and then the American Eagle 38 Gr .
So good was that Fiocchi that we had to check the target to confirm that there was actually five rounds shot at the 50m target. One raged hole over and over again from a gun that was unpacked the night before.
This thing is a tac driver to say the least. I’ve owned a few savage and CZ rimfires and play with Annies on a regular basis and can say without a doubt that this rifle would easily shoot as well or better than some more expensive offerings without having to use high priced ammo. I brought my BTVS to compare it too, knowing that it will shoot .75” groups at 100m and found that this little rifle could keep up all day long.
To end the day off we set up a bunch of Shot shells and spent 7.62 cases down range at the 100m mark and proceeded to shoot the bottoms out of the shells that were lying on their sides laughing hysterically. i should mention that the optic used for this test was a Leapers 6-24x50 AO mill dot. laugh if you want but its cheap and repeatable and will hold up to any rimfire recoil without a problem.
If you’re in the market for a new .22 don’t overlook the savage line of rimfires, Savage truly makes a top quality shooter and has a price that is very effective.
Next time I’ll bring the camera and take lots of pictures.
