tinstarfirearms
06-09-2019, 08:44 PM
I have purchased a Savage Sporter in .25-20 Winchester and it has been quite a bit of fun to shoot. The rear sight was way off to the left but a bit of careful tapping got that corrected. The bore was in really good shape and the factory Remington loads I have been shooting group well at the thirty yards I am working with. They chronograph at 1039 FPS which is slower than I anticipated but not an issue as I reload.
The replacement magazine it came with fit very loosely and would not feed well unless I held it just right. I bought a rear magazine guide form Numrich and it fit right in. Now though the feeding issue is worse and it is really a single shot type of action right now. I will continue to tinker with it until I get it right. I do like the possibility of shooting spitzer type bullets although I have purchased several hundred lead Misters to start with.
I'll try to add some photographs later.
Andrew
The replacement magazine it came with fit very loosely and would not feed well unless I held it just right. I bought a rear magazine guide form Numrich and it fit right in. Now though the feeding issue is worse and it is really a single shot type of action right now. I will continue to tinker with it until I get it right. I do like the possibility of shooting spitzer type bullets although I have purchased several hundred lead Misters to start with.
I'll try to add some photographs later.
Andrew