• Savage FAQ's

    Published on 03-10-2015 05:19 PM
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    The following video from Savage Arms depicts the basic disassembly and cleaning procedure for the all new A17 semi-automatic rimfire rifle chambered for the 17HMR cartridge. The video also details how to further take down the rifle should you accidentally pull the trigger and allow the hammer to drop while the bolt and recoil assembly is removed from ...
    Published on 03-10-2015 04:43 PM
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    The following video from Savage Arms highlights the mechanical features and function of the all new A17 semi-automatic rimfire rifle chambered for the .17 HMR cartridge.

    While the new A17 rifle is designed to function with all 17 HMR ammunition, some older ammunition may cause reliability problems in extreme conditions. A few years ago CCI (who manufacturers
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    Published on 10-03-2014 01:34 AM
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    Unlike most manufacturers, Savage chose not to mark their shotgun barrels with standard choke markings of Full, Modified, Improved Cylinder and Cylinder. Instead they chose to use a series of asterisk (*) marks as code to specify the choke constriction of a given barrel. This code can be found stamped on the barrel just forward of the receiver. ...
    by Published on 01-26-2014 04:36 PM
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    The following is a list of all the different parts with their individual part numbers for all three versions of the AccuTrigger. Each individual part is represented by a diagram ID number, part description, part number and the current price (as of this writing). ...
    by Published on 12-16-2013 01:35 AM
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    I wanted to demonstrate to some of the guys out there that want to buy a stock and bottom metal and may purchase the hardware separately or from possibly two different sources. ...
    Published on 11-05-2013 01:29 PM
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    Every week there seems to be more questions pertaining to what fits in which action and what bolt face to use. We've decided to make a list of common calibers with lengths and head diameters to give a quick reference to follow. Data came from several sources, so feel free to correct me and add any I missed.
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    Published on 11-05-2013 01:01 PM

    All the threads on the forum requesting the date of manufacture are getting a little out of hand and thus we (the staff) have come to the conclusion that we will no longer be dating any rifles with a serial number beginning with a letter. This is because these guns aren't that old and the letter prefix itself will give you a relative idea of when the rifle was manufactured. The "dating" service is intended more for dating and documenting the older collectable guns that are no longer in production and were made prior to 1968.
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    by Published on 11-05-2013 12:15 PM
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    The following summary of information has been compiled to help give those new to Savage rifles a quick education on the basic history and design changes that have occurred over the years. This information should help answer many of the questions you may have regarding a rifle you recently purchased or are currently looking at purchasing in terms of when it was made, what the numbers/letters mean, etc.
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    Published on 10-22-2013 09:38 AM
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    Savage has offered a detachable box magazine option on most of their bolt-action centerfire rifles since 1966. Over the years the design has changed and most recently we have seen some different variations of the system from model to model which has created a lot of confusion. This article should help clear up some of that confusion.
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    Published on 01-28-2013 08:59 AM
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    Below is the timeline in which Savage made the change from the old stagger-feed magazine system to the new center-feed magazine system. The change-over was drawn out over the course of four years which in many cases makes it difficult to say whether any particular rifle equipped with a blind magazine from those years would have a staggered or center-feed magazine. ...

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