berettaprofessor
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On a whim, I took out the Savage 64 takedown to shoot today. I purchased this little rifle just before COVID shutdown, in February 2020, $180.02 total, and between trying it out after purchase and playing with some modifications (magazine release extension, mcarbo trigger kit, and added sling studs), I had probably put 30 rounds through it since purchase. It's got a 4X32 Simmons scope and Warne QD rings on it. And before anyone thinks that I'm really that recoil-sensitive, the Limbsaver pad provides a better LOP for the little guy, I swear!
So, today, despite a 10-20mph and gusty wind, I took it out....and had a ball. Target 1 is 10 rounds of Federal Automatch, Target 2 is 10 rounds of CCI MiniMax, and Target 3 is 10 rounds of Federal Champion bulk, all at 25 yards, prone, no bags or bipods. And, yes, I pulled those two low and left flyers in the first and third targets; even with an mcarbo trigger kit, I wouldn't call that trigger "good," although the kit takes it down to a very sloppy 3.5#.
Put 90 rounds total through it (50 of the Federal Champion), with only a single FTE...last round of a Federal Automatch magazine about halfway through the strings. Also took the rifle to 50 yards and could hit 50% on a 2" metal target from there. One of the neat things is that the first target is cold bore, with the scope just reattached. I never readjusted the scope for any of these shots. Those Warne QD rings really hold zero, and I like that little Simmons scope with it's quick focus eyepiece, although the scope was a full $10 at the Bushnell outlet last year.
It all makes me wonder, though, what this rifle would do with a higher mag scope, better ammo, and a front bag rest. One of these days, I want to do an Appleseed, and if it wasn't for the crappy magazines, I wouldn't be afraid to take this gun instead of my planned 10/22.
Of course, after I was down in the bottom shooting and cursing those stiff Savage magazines, I remembered I had this in the little takedown bag I keep the rifle in:
So how about you? Anybody out there have a 64 Takedown they adore? If it wasn't for the 5#10oz weight with the scope, I'd think this was the best of the takedowns for a BOB. Somebody out there needs to make a better aftermarket trigger and a fiber-wrapped, light barrel. I'd buy them!
So, today, despite a 10-20mph and gusty wind, I took it out....and had a ball. Target 1 is 10 rounds of Federal Automatch, Target 2 is 10 rounds of CCI MiniMax, and Target 3 is 10 rounds of Federal Champion bulk, all at 25 yards, prone, no bags or bipods. And, yes, I pulled those two low and left flyers in the first and third targets; even with an mcarbo trigger kit, I wouldn't call that trigger "good," although the kit takes it down to a very sloppy 3.5#.
Put 90 rounds total through it (50 of the Federal Champion), with only a single FTE...last round of a Federal Automatch magazine about halfway through the strings. Also took the rifle to 50 yards and could hit 50% on a 2" metal target from there. One of the neat things is that the first target is cold bore, with the scope just reattached. I never readjusted the scope for any of these shots. Those Warne QD rings really hold zero, and I like that little Simmons scope with it's quick focus eyepiece, although the scope was a full $10 at the Bushnell outlet last year.
It all makes me wonder, though, what this rifle would do with a higher mag scope, better ammo, and a front bag rest. One of these days, I want to do an Appleseed, and if it wasn't for the crappy magazines, I wouldn't be afraid to take this gun instead of my planned 10/22.
Of course, after I was down in the bottom shooting and cursing those stiff Savage magazines, I remembered I had this in the little takedown bag I keep the rifle in:
So how about you? Anybody out there have a 64 Takedown they adore? If it wasn't for the 5#10oz weight with the scope, I'd think this was the best of the takedowns for a BOB. Somebody out there needs to make a better aftermarket trigger and a fiber-wrapped, light barrel. I'd buy them!
