I had a Savage Model 25 .22 Hornet Varminter with a laminate stock. Bought it new. Very pretty gun, but It would not load from the magazine. Took it to my gunsmith and he had the same problem. Sent it back to Savage. After a reasonable wait, I called and the candid CS guy told me they made a new one that had a similar problem. So, they were making me another one. Two weeks later they contacted me and said they sent their gunsmith to the range with the third effort to make sure it functioned well. They sent it to me and it turned out to be one of my favorite p-dog slayers. The Accutrigger was very good and the fit and finish was quite impressive. I reloaded for it and built loads that, with a good scope, competed well with my favorite .223 and .204. Overall, I really liked the gun and was impressed with Savage CS. Eventually sold it to thin my herd of p-dop rifles and the new owner loves it. My biggest beef with .22Hornet is that the long slim neck of the cartridge makes them tedious to reload, but doable. I'm thinking of buying another Model 25 in .204 because Savage makes better than average barrels and they are much less expensive. Hope this info helps.
