Savage Mark II

[OmegaTrader]

Thanks guys. I took it out to the range today trying with CCI 36 grains. And it doesn't eject with the open bolt very well. I guess I may try some of the ammo you guys recommend.

Anyway, does anybody know what this is? It comes with the gun.


This is the ammo I shot with today. I think it is supersonic.




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[skills]

DIP bottom metal is a good investment. The factory bottom metal is extremely thin and flimsy.

[sofbak]

That small tool is the trigger spring adjustment tool. Your trigger should have come set to the lowest pull weight, but see the manual for more info.

Yes mini-mags are super-sonic.

[alpha_romeo_XV]

This is the ammo I shot with today. I think it is supersonic.

Yes it's supersonic, that 1335 fps inside the big V is well above mach1 of 1116 ft/sec

The high velocity stuff can be needed to cycle some of the semi-autos e.g. my Walther P22 needs it, but for holding a tight group go with sub-sonic in a bolt or lever gun. And don't think it has to be copper plated to be high quality - the best Eley and Lapua match ammo is just lead with lube.

[OmegaTrader]

Yes it's supersonic, that 1335 fps inside the big V is well above mach1 of 1116 ft/sec

The high velocity stuff can be needed to cycle some of the semi-autos e.g. my Walther P22 needs it, but for holding a tight group go with sub-sonic in a bolt or lever gun. And don't think it has to be copper plated to be high quality - the best Eley and Lapua match ammo is just lead with lube.

You're right. That's why I use it only for the Siq Mosquito. Yesterday I used the Federal 40 grains 1220 fps, and the brass still failed to eject when I opened the bolt. Did you guys have the same problem with these 2 ammos?


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[OmegaTrader]

That small tool is the trigger spring adjustment tool. Your trigger should have come set to the lowest pull weight, but see the manual for more info.

Yes mini-mags are super-sonic.

Thanks. Funny thing is that I might not have seen it in the manual.

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[G38xOC]

Nice bolt action ~ thing will anything from bulk to match .

Congrats op

[sofbak]

Extraction problems are not infrequent on these MK II's either. Here is my story about this issue with one of two MK II's..... going all the way back to 2010 here:

Part 1:

http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=355312

Part 2:

http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=355341

and finally, the Solution:

http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=355412

As an alternative to polishing the chamber, many people have had some success removing the "C" clip that holds the extractors in the bolt, squeezing it down with hand pressure, and re-installing it. Be sure you put it back on the same way it came off, there is a "front" and a back edge to that c-clip, and the extractors are "right" and "left" handed too so pay attention when dis-assembling.

hth

[OmegaTrader]

Extraction problems are not infrequent on these MK II's either. Here is my story about this issue with one of two MK II's..... going all the way back to 2010 here:

Part 1:

http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=355312

Part 2:

http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=355341

and finally, the Solution:

http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=355412

As an alternative to polishing the chamber, many people have had some success removing the "C" clip that holds the extractors in the bolt, squeezing it down with hand pressure, and re-installing it. Be sure you put it back on the same way it came off, there is a "front" and a back edge to that c-clip, and the extractors are "right" and "left" handed too so pay attention when dis-assembling.

hth

Thanks for your history with this rifle. So it looks like a clean chamber and Wolf or Aquila ammo would fix the FTE problem.

[sofbak]

^^^ Clean and/or polished chamber solved it for me. That and running a few thousand rounds through it. Take a brush and some solvent on the next outing and see if a chamber scrubbing helps.

Besides tightening that c clip, some shooters have simply added a second clip on top of the first one. You'll have to get one from Savage to try it.

WRT ammo, CCI, Wolf, SK, and Eley have good sub-sonic ammo that work very well. And the extraction issue is mostly independent.

As with any new gun it takes a while to break them in and burnish down burrs and tool marks. These MK II rifles don't start to "come into their own potential" until the round count hits 400 to 500.

So solve the extraction issue with whatever solution you choose, find some good sub-sonic food and keep feeding it.