aarondhgraham
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There aren't that many adult sized single-shot .22 rifles made new today,,,
The Savage Mark I G is a fine shooting basic rifle that won't cost you too much money.
The Savage Mark I FTV is more of a dedicated target rifle that will cost you a wee bit more money
A friend bought one of the G's for his teenage daughter,,,
With an inexpensive 4x scope she is hitting a two inch circle at 100 yards almost every shot.
The Savage Rascal is a child sized gun,,,
So are the Keystone/Cricket rifles.
If you can go used then there are a world of possibilities for you,,,
By "a world" I mean there are too many to list here.
Haunt pawn shops and look for:
The gun will probably have more precision than you can utilize.
For instance I purchased a Western-Field 815 (Mossberg 320 sold by Montgomery Wards),,,
I paid $100 out the door for the gun then $35 for a proper scope mount and $50 for a Simmons 3x9 scope.
For less than $200 I have a rifle that will shoot 1.5" at 100 yards with CCI standard velocity ammo,,,
That is off of a bench with a cheap plastic rifle rest.
One single-shot 22 I swear by is the now discontinued Henry Acu-Bolt,,,
I own one of these and with CCI Standard ammo,,,
I'm holding 1.5 inches at 100 yards,,,
Off a bench of course.
Don't confuse the Mini-Bolt (bottom) with the Acu-Bolt,,,
The Acu-Bolt is an adult sized rifle,,,
The Mini-Bolt is child sized.
A few posts back Dave DeLaurant mentioned the Mini-Bolt with an adult sized stock,,,
And the picture he showed looks exactly like a Mini-Bolt in an adult sized stock,,,
But Henry never marketed that combination as far as I know,,,
I think someone put a Mini-Bolt in an Acu-Bolt stock.
In fairness to Mr. DeLaurant I don't really "know" that wasn't a Henry option in the past,,,
And in actuality that's not a bad idea for a compact backpacking rifle,,,
My Mini-Bolt is just as precise a shooter as my full size Acu-Bolt
In short what I am saying is this,,,
Savage Mark I is the gun if you want to buy new,,,
If you can buy used there are many more good choices out there.
Happy hunting and I hope you find a keeper you will love to shoot.
Aarond
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The Savage Mark I G is a fine shooting basic rifle that won't cost you too much money.
The Savage Mark I FTV is more of a dedicated target rifle that will cost you a wee bit more money
A friend bought one of the G's for his teenage daughter,,,
With an inexpensive 4x scope she is hitting a two inch circle at 100 yards almost every shot.
The Savage Rascal is a child sized gun,,,
So are the Keystone/Cricket rifles.
If you can go used then there are a world of possibilities for you,,,
By "a world" I mean there are too many to list here.
Haunt pawn shops and look for:
- Any old Winchester
- Any old Remington
- Any old Mossberg
- Any old Savage
The gun will probably have more precision than you can utilize.
For instance I purchased a Western-Field 815 (Mossberg 320 sold by Montgomery Wards),,,
I paid $100 out the door for the gun then $35 for a proper scope mount and $50 for a Simmons 3x9 scope.
For less than $200 I have a rifle that will shoot 1.5" at 100 yards with CCI standard velocity ammo,,,
That is off of a bench with a cheap plastic rifle rest.
One single-shot 22 I swear by is the now discontinued Henry Acu-Bolt,,,
I own one of these and with CCI Standard ammo,,,
I'm holding 1.5 inches at 100 yards,,,
Off a bench of course.
Don't confuse the Mini-Bolt (bottom) with the Acu-Bolt,,,
The Acu-Bolt is an adult sized rifle,,,
The Mini-Bolt is child sized.
A few posts back Dave DeLaurant mentioned the Mini-Bolt with an adult sized stock,,,
And the picture he showed looks exactly like a Mini-Bolt in an adult sized stock,,,
But Henry never marketed that combination as far as I know,,,
I think someone put a Mini-Bolt in an Acu-Bolt stock.
In fairness to Mr. DeLaurant I don't really "know" that wasn't a Henry option in the past,,,
And in actuality that's not a bad idea for a compact backpacking rifle,,,
My Mini-Bolt is just as precise a shooter as my full size Acu-Bolt
In short what I am saying is this,,,
Savage Mark I is the gun if you want to buy new,,,
If you can buy used there are many more good choices out there.
Happy hunting and I hope you find a keeper you will love to shoot.
Aarond
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