Savage 64 .22 LR
Model: 40203
Savage 64 .22 LR
Model: 40203
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Savage 64 is an entry-level semi-automatic .22 LR built for small game and target shooting. It has an MSRP of $179. It runs a straight-blowback action fed by a detachable 10-round box magazine, with a release that works from either hand.
A bead front sight and an open V-notch rear are fitted, so it can be zeroed out of the box. The receiver is grooved for a tip-off mount and not drilled and tapped, which puts a ceiling on the optic it will carry. The safety is a lever on the right side of the receiver pulled rearward to engage, not a cross-bolt button. Nothing adjusts, there is no AccuTrigger on this version, and the muzzle is unthreaded. At 40.5 inches with a 13.5-inch pull it is a full-size rifle despite weighing 5.00 lbs.
If you're cross-shopping, the Marlin Model 60 is a used buy that holds 14 rounds in a tube under the barrel instead of a box. Savage's own A22 has an MSRP of $359 at 5.60 lbs, and the money buys a rotary magazine and the AccuTrigger.
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Strengths & Limitations
- A detachable box means spares can be filled ahead of time and a jam cleared by dropping the magazine out.
- The stock is a synthetic sporter, so a wet morning does not swell it the way a hardwood stock can.
- Twist is the ordinary 1-in-16, so any Long Rifle load on the shelf will shoot in it.
- Try the trigger before buying.
- The side safety sits where a right-handed thumb has to come off the stock to reach it.
- An unthreaded muzzle puts a suppressor behind shop work that costs more than the rifle.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which Savage 64 is this?
The 64 F, with the matte black synthetic stock and open sights. Savage lists small game and target shooting as its purpose.
What magazine does it take?
The standard Savage rimfire autoloader 10-round box, so spares are a common part.
How does it differ from a Savage A22?
The feed and the trigger. The A22 uses a rotary magazine, the AccuTrigger and a 22-inch barrel, where the 64 is a straight-blowback rifle with a box magazine and no AccuTrigger.
