Hi guys! This is my 1st post here, I've looked around a bit and liked what I saw so I joined. Hope to be able to contribute in the future but for now I need some advice.
I've been looking for a couple of nice .22s for my son and I. I got him a Ruger 10/22 with a Bushnell scope and I've found a deal on an older Savage Mk II bolt action with Accu-Trigger. It has a very old Weaver 12X scope mounted on it. It also has a bipod attached to it that I can get for $50 more. This gun has been used but it's in good shape; a couple of nicks on the stock but it doesn't seem worn and the metal is in good shape. The guy that is selling it has been shooting it and says that it is very accurate. From what I've read here and at other websites that seems to be the overwhelming opinion - the Mk II is a very accurate gun.
But, I have also found an older Browning semi-auto .22. I haven't seen it yet and I don't know if it's a Belgian or a Japanese Browning, but they guy that owns this one said that he bought it for his daughter about 25 years ago to hunt with but it was so pretty he never let her take it out in the field, so it has just sat in his gunsafe. He's fired it about 10-12 times and he said it doesn't have a scratch on it. It is priced $100 more than the Savage.
Which one would you go with? I like both guns. I've always wanted a Savage rifle but I know that the Browning is a top notch rifle too. (My shotgun is a Belgian made Browning Sweet 16, probably 1950 or 51 model) My research though has found that while most people don't have any complaints about their Browning, a few have stated that it sometimes gave them feeding problems. Of the people that have the Savage, I didn't see anyone say they had feeding problems with it.
I plan on taking my son to an Appleseed Project some weekend this spring so we'll be putting a lot of rounds through our guns during that time. They concentrate on teaching how to make long range shots and, while I know I can't make a 500 yd shot with a .22 it will work for the closer range stuff and it will be cheaper to boot. Easier on my shoulder too...
Mike
I've been looking for a couple of nice .22s for my son and I. I got him a Ruger 10/22 with a Bushnell scope and I've found a deal on an older Savage Mk II bolt action with Accu-Trigger. It has a very old Weaver 12X scope mounted on it. It also has a bipod attached to it that I can get for $50 more. This gun has been used but it's in good shape; a couple of nicks on the stock but it doesn't seem worn and the metal is in good shape. The guy that is selling it has been shooting it and says that it is very accurate. From what I've read here and at other websites that seems to be the overwhelming opinion - the Mk II is a very accurate gun.
But, I have also found an older Browning semi-auto .22. I haven't seen it yet and I don't know if it's a Belgian or a Japanese Browning, but they guy that owns this one said that he bought it for his daughter about 25 years ago to hunt with but it was so pretty he never let her take it out in the field, so it has just sat in his gunsafe. He's fired it about 10-12 times and he said it doesn't have a scratch on it. It is priced $100 more than the Savage.
Which one would you go with? I like both guns. I've always wanted a Savage rifle but I know that the Browning is a top notch rifle too. (My shotgun is a Belgian made Browning Sweet 16, probably 1950 or 51 model) My research though has found that while most people don't have any complaints about their Browning, a few have stated that it sometimes gave them feeding problems. Of the people that have the Savage, I didn't see anyone say they had feeding problems with it.
I plan on taking my son to an Appleseed Project some weekend this spring so we'll be putting a lot of rounds through our guns during that time. They concentrate on teaching how to make long range shots and, while I know I can't make a 500 yd shot with a .22 it will work for the closer range stuff and it will be cheaper to boot. Easier on my shoulder too...
Mike