No experience with the Savage but have been having fun with a Ruger 10/22 with a tactical stock for years. For a hand gun the Walther/Colt 1911 - .22 is blast, same weight as a .45ACP 1911 with no recoil. You can't go wrong with a decent rimfire for having fun and perfecting skills. I've been looking at the Henry lever action rimfire, much lower cost ammo.
Good luck on your decision, let us know your opinion if you get it.
No experience with rifles.
25+ yrs active practical shooting competitor here.
Regularly attended (until 4 years ago) Italian League as well as several international matches all over Europe (one in Florida too!).
In 2007 qualified for European handgun championship.
Been one of the 10 moderators for the international practical shooting confederation (IPSC) forum for 20+ years.
My handguns safe spans from 9x21mm to .45", through .357" Mag and .40" SW (my preferred match caliber).
I had to hand in my daisy bb gun about 40 years ago there was no licence needed but the law changed.
I think if I lived in the land of the free I would probably enjoy firearm ownership.
I bought this 64 a few months back. The quality of the newer model seems a bit lower, with the stamped steel clip and plastic stock. But it was cheap from Academy Sports. I've yet to shoot it.
I am familiar with one of these model 64 variants: Savage Arms which comes pre-threaded for a barrel-end sound reducer.
I’m also familiar with the Remington 597 in 22 WMR, the magazines of which make what should have been a fine rifle virtually worthless. The Savage is a reliable feeder and accurate. To those who view the humble .22 with disdain, it is effective in a very important range of engagement for all kinds of varmints and will dispatch prairie dogs and squirrels (in particular) if the shooter is at least mediocre.
To those who view the humble .22 with disdain, it is effective in a very important range of engagement for all kinds of varmints and will dispatch prairie dogs and squirrels (in particular) if the shooter is at least mediocre.
My daughter married into a cattle family and one of their family traditions was that the bride fire a shoot gun at the wedding.
I believe it's some sort of revolver shot gun.
She was stopped at the air port for GSR on the way to the honeymoon.
This is her after the bang.
Definitely a revolver shotgun (although it's a lot of time I hadn't seen one).
Judging from the tiny bore, I'd venture it's a .410.
Maybe a CIRCUIT JUDGE .45COLT/.410MAG?
Damn that's one badass shotgun tbh. Dunno what would I use this for, but oh man it's probably so much fun to shoot
On the offnote, can anyone recommend some good 223 ammo ? Been using mostly Federal and Winchester, but those are pretty scarce, especially considering that CPR got pretty high lately.
Guy I know via work shot himself in the hand via a squib load a while back.
He's an old experienced guy, so it was not due to young and stupid, or careless.
Yeah, really need to pay attention to squib load, I've never experienced or witnessed such an event.
In the range where I shoot, there is always a marshal that warn folks to stop shooting when something like that is potentially occurring.
Nice collection Boomsling. My son is into it more than I, but we've got loads, shotguns, handguns, and rifles. You never know when the zombies are coming to rob and kill you.
Just saw a YouTube video of a motorcyclist flicking a truck off. The truck pulls up on a red light and asks "What if I shoot you?" and shows a gun. Motorcyclist responds with "Then I guess I am dead."
Just saw a YouTube video of a motorcyclist flicking a truck off. The truck pulls up on a red light and asks "What if I shoot you?" and shows a gun. Motorcyclist responds with "Then I guess I am dead."
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