Any Savage 64 owners in here?

[Ogre8472]

Okay so I've posted in here comparing the Marlin 795 and the Remington 597 and now I'm throwing in Savage 64! It doesnt help that this weeks Big 5 add has the 64 on sale in combo 4x15 scope package. Im sorry all but the more I read reviews and hope people love each rifle i just wish i could get some personal feed back not just words that have been edited to give favor to one or the other. Let it fly good bad and ugly. I can take it.

[bronco77]

I have the Savage 64. Great rifle so far. It was a Christmas present for my 12 year old son. I got it from Turners in November for $109. (before taxes and dros). But that was just the rifle and not the rifle/scope package that Big 5 has right now so I can't speak to how good the scope is.

[Ogre8472]

I just started the wait on my 64fxp. I love the way it feels so im sure it will do well.

[testarija@yahoo.com]

Let me first start with, “I love this rifle”. For inexpensive shooting and plinking purposes, I starting shopping for a 22LR rifle. The Ruger 10/22 appears to be the most popular with endless aftermarket parts available. The base model 10/22 is about $290 OTD and my first glance at one was an eye sore. It’s outright ugly and looks like a cheap air gun. I could see myself instantly replacing everything except the action. So let’s do the math; a nice replacement stock would run about $170.00 and a threaded replacement barrel with a muzzle brake is about $230.00. So far, $690.00 OTD for a nice custom 10/22. Then I came across a Savage 64 TRR-SR 22LR and it instantly caught my eye. The base model comes with and awesome tactical looking stock and a threaded/fluted bull barrel. It even comes with a scope rail on top of the action. There is nothing to replace on a Savage 64 TRR-SR to have a competitive 22LR and all this for only $250.00 OTD. I couldn’t pass it up and jumped on it. I added a nice 6-24x44 mil-dot scope, one piece scope mount, bipod, and muzzle brake, that totaled about $250.00. For under $500, I got myself a very nice, tactical looking, 22LR rifle and I took some great pictures to prove it. And to share a little about the performance, it shoots 3 inch groupings at 100 yards. Perhaps 2 inch groupings with a better shooter. Not a bad plinker at 100 yards. Oh ya, it comes with single stack magazines which is far more reliable than the 10/22 box mags. Readers, believe me when I say this is any awesome rifle for the price.

[railroader]

I had a savage 64 about 10 years ago. Overall it was a fun little rifle. My only issue with it was I would get light hits on the ammo once in a while. If I remember right I changed the firing pin which fixed the problem. I now have a marlin 795. Overall they are pretty equal except I think I would give the edge to the 64 in the sight department. It had a front sight that was easier to see than the marlin.
As for the scope combo at Big 5 the scope on the rifle is about a $10 scope just so you know. They sell similar scopes at walmart.

[Ogre8472]

The scope on the 64fxp is kind silly really Tasco 4x15 but it will be replaces with a world class 3-9x32 much more suitable for this gun. Im still happy with my decision. I just wanna find out what it likes to shoot.

[Tenamaxtle]

I have one, overall a fun rifle, bought mine 5 years ago at Big 5, replaced the scope for a Barska "Plinker" 4x36, two extra magazines and a sling and haven't made any changes yet. So far I have shot at least 2,000 to 2,500 rounds with some light hits on American Eagle bulk pack. Shooting squirrels, accuracy has been better than a 10/22 out of the box, most likely due to longer barrel

[portegee]

I've got one that has somewhere around 20k rounds through it. Don't even bother mounting the scope it comes with, and the stock rear sights are a joke. With a BSA 3x9 I've shot it out to 200 yards just to have fun and I think it shoots alot better then my other 22's. The only thing I don't like about it is the magazines don't seem to last very long, I'm on the 5th or 6th set of magazines already.

[Ogre8472]

Wow. Thanks for the input all I plan on keeping this rifle for some time and if Savage has the quality I've come to expect then this rifle will do just fine.
Anyone notice a particular brand of ammo theirs likes? Im fond of the remington golden my self for my henry but my 993fvss like fiocchie or however you spell it.

[Mail Clerk]

Okay so I've posted in here comparing the Marlin 795 and the Remington 597 and now I'm throwing in Savage 64! It doesnt help that this weeks Big 5 add has the 64 on sale in combo 4x15 scope package. Im sorry all but the more I read reviews and hope people love each rifle i just wish i could get some personal feed back not just words that have been edited to give favor to one or the other. Let it fly good bad and ugly. I can take it.

Ogre8472,

I'm much sure the Savage is an excellent rifle for your battery. It has a longer barrel to reach out and using hyper velocity rounds it a good varmint round/rifle. The way 223 amo is these days I'm almost wondering if I should get back into 22 rimfire shooting again. Since there's a BIG 5 store real close to me I wish they had the stainless steel version! I'd get one n a heart beat!

Mail Clerk

[Ogre8472]

Thanks Mail Clerk,
I was hopeing to find one in the bull barrel but ever dealer i asked said they need to order it and the price was way higher than i was willing to pay. (Darn markup) But im counting the days to have this new addition and break it in.
Speaking of that...ive never broken in semi-auto befor. I was just planning on putting rounds down range and give it a good clean afterward...lol