Posted: 7/12/2016 12:54:41 AM EDT
| Looking to get my first 22 rifle but I don't know all that much. I've shot a few .22 rifles such as a 10/22 and a Marlin. Really want a bolt action as I had a blast shooting my friends modded 10/22. I narrowed my search down to a Savage Mark II FVXP. Thing is, I cant really find all that much info on it, but for $240 shipped its cheap and looks like a lot of fun for a beginner like me. I know the optic is probably crap, but I am looking for something ready to shoot. I thought about getting the FV and buying a decent scope. Don't know jack about scopes and never installed one. Anyone own one of these that can chime in? Any and all advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. |
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I have this same rifle without the factory supplied scope. It is very easy to mount a scope and I'd suggest you use medium height rings if you buy a 3-9 scope. I looked at the FVXP model on one web page and they did not list the scope manufacture or specification info.
I suggest you buy a scope with adjustable objective as most scope are set for 100 yard parallax whereas some specific rimfire scopes have the parallax set at 50 yards. The adjustable objective allows you to shoot at high magnification at close range. With fixed 100 yard parallax scopes the target is blurry on 7-8 power or higher magnification. I'm using a cheap 3-9X40 Famous Maker scope with adjustable objective. I've added a leather lace on cheek piece to my Savage 93 Mark II FV (F signifies plastic stock V signifies Heavy varmint barrel). The plastic stock is just to low for my taste and the cheek weld is even worse with larger scopes. My Savage had erratic groups until I sanded the stock. The barrel was touching the stock and not free floated. I used sand paper on the high spots of the stock till I could slide a dollar bill between the stock and barrel. After sanding I torqued the action screws on the bottom of the stock to spec (15 inch pounds) and now the rifle shoots great. With Lapua match ammo the rifle shoots way better than my ability to shoot at 50 yards off the bench. Another rifle to consider is the Savage Model 93 Mark II TR which comes with a Boyd stock and oversize bolt handle. The Boyd Stock is worth the extra price as many people end up replacing the cheap synthetic Savage stock. Another neat tactical style 22 rifle is the FV SR which comes with the heavy threaded barrel. These other Savage cost more but are still worth the price given their extra features. The Savage rifles with wood laminate stocks are usually worth the extra price but I personally like my Mark II FV with lace on cheek piece. Very inexpensive rifle but still fun to shoot. |
| I don't know about the factory scope supplied with this rifle, but in general it is better to buy the rifle alone and buy your own scope. The factory supplied scopes for 22 rifles are usually junk. I also highly recommend the boyd tacticool stock as it makes the rifle much more scope friendly. If you think you may ever want to shoot it suppressed get a threaded model. Mine is super quite and MORE accurate with the suppressor on. Mine benefited from pillar/glass bedding and ammo testing (SK plus is best thus far). All in all, for the money, savage 22 rifles are a lot of fun. Good luck. |