V.Oller
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I'd been wanting one of thes for a bit, then I found one at a great price sooo..here it goes!
The rifle is a Savage 93R17FVSS heavy barrel with a synthetic stock. I topped it off with a Simmons 22 Mag. 3x9. I didn’t have an arbor for my collimator small enough to fit the .17 caliber so I bore sighted it at the range at 25 yards. First shot in the X ring at 3:30 and adjusted with the next two rounds to center X ring at 25 yards.
The trigger on this rifle leaves a bit to be desired and is something I will have to fix. A lot of creep and mushy release. Not the best for shooting good groups. The stock was a tad shorter than I’m used to as well, but I made do. I might go to a heavier wood or laminate stock if possible. I had problems with the magazine as well. When inserted and held in with just the spring clip on the magazine guide, the feed ramp sits just a hair too low. I had to push up slightly while working the bolt to get proper feeding, so it's an angle problem. (I’ve since fixed the problem with the judicious application of a brass hammer to the magazine guide.)
From 25 yards I moved it out to 50 yards. The groups didn’t expand more than 1/8 of inch and were an inch high. Remember all this is from a sandbag on a rifle rest on a bench. I lowered the group to dead center again and moved it out to 100 yards. Unfortunately the local range here in Miami doesn’t have the option of 75 yards and I left my range finder at home.
At 100 yards I found the little .17 cal spitzers hollow points (CCI were the only ones available.) were very wind sensitive, but then the bullet weighs as much as a paper clip. There was some drift but for the most part they all stayed within the 8 ring with most in the X to 9 rings. I feel it was mostly trigger at this point. I also found the cross hairs on the scope to be just a tad too wide for really accurate shooting. See pic below.
From there I moved it back to 50 yards to play with it and shot the second group pictured below. No too shabby considering the nasty trigger.
All in all, the rifle was fun despite the listed drawbacks. Recoil is NON-existent. It was like dry firing with a pop. Even air rifles kick more than this rifle does. Looks like I do have a call to Savage to look forward to in the future! (I have since ordered a laminate stock and a Rifle Basix trigger sear, I post more once they come in. I also plan to run the test again with the Hornady V-Max rounds.)
The rifle is a Savage 93R17FVSS heavy barrel with a synthetic stock. I topped it off with a Simmons 22 Mag. 3x9. I didn’t have an arbor for my collimator small enough to fit the .17 caliber so I bore sighted it at the range at 25 yards. First shot in the X ring at 3:30 and adjusted with the next two rounds to center X ring at 25 yards.
The trigger on this rifle leaves a bit to be desired and is something I will have to fix. A lot of creep and mushy release. Not the best for shooting good groups. The stock was a tad shorter than I’m used to as well, but I made do. I might go to a heavier wood or laminate stock if possible. I had problems with the magazine as well. When inserted and held in with just the spring clip on the magazine guide, the feed ramp sits just a hair too low. I had to push up slightly while working the bolt to get proper feeding, so it's an angle problem. (I’ve since fixed the problem with the judicious application of a brass hammer to the magazine guide.)
From 25 yards I moved it out to 50 yards. The groups didn’t expand more than 1/8 of inch and were an inch high. Remember all this is from a sandbag on a rifle rest on a bench. I lowered the group to dead center again and moved it out to 100 yards. Unfortunately the local range here in Miami doesn’t have the option of 75 yards and I left my range finder at home.
At 100 yards I found the little .17 cal spitzers hollow points (CCI were the only ones available.) were very wind sensitive, but then the bullet weighs as much as a paper clip. There was some drift but for the most part they all stayed within the 8 ring with most in the X to 9 rings. I feel it was mostly trigger at this point. I also found the cross hairs on the scope to be just a tad too wide for really accurate shooting. See pic below.
From there I moved it back to 50 yards to play with it and shot the second group pictured below. No too shabby considering the nasty trigger.
All in all, the rifle was fun despite the listed drawbacks. Recoil is NON-existent. It was like dry firing with a pop. Even air rifles kick more than this rifle does. Looks like I do have a call to Savage to look forward to in the future! (I have since ordered a laminate stock and a Rifle Basix trigger sear, I post more once they come in. I also plan to run the test again with the Hornady V-Max rounds.)
His last range session he burned up 150 rds. on nothin' but the backstop. 
