Originally Posted by
BrentT
I have owned a Plinkster, a 10/22, and a 64F. The plinkster is the lowest quality and a low cost receiver. The accuracy of the plinkster is fair but not a target gun. In fact, the plinkster is so bad, I would not even call it hunting accuracy. As for the 3 ruger 10/22's that I've owned, all of them except the first one I bought (40 yrs ago) were very accurate, with the right ammunition. And yes, CCI MiniMag ammo is the best "general" ammo you can buy in a 22 rimfire. There are many other brands that are good too. But I've had the most reliable and accurate functioning from minimags. The Savage 64F I own is on par with the 10/22 in the accuracy department. And my only complaint is the magazine. A sharp lip built into the forward leading edge on the very top of the magazine is the "feed ramp" and it has been thickened in that area to function as such. But it's not much to work with. The internal ramp on the 64 hardly even comes into play since the magazine is sticking up so far into the feedwell of the receiver its almost as high as the internal feed ramp. I've inspected mine and it does not appear that the internal feed ram engages the cartidge at all. This means its all left up to the magazine ramp. So, feed problems could be caused by a rough polish on the mag feed ramp and a simple and light polishing with a dremel tool would do the trick there. But there is another major problem, as someone mentioned here before, the magazine almost touches the bottom of the bolt and if you rest the magazine on anything that pushes against it, it will create a lot of drag on the bolt potentially causing a jam. Try resting the gun on the stock without the magazine touching anything and see if that helps. I'm going to look into milling or sanding my mag down so it can't touch the bottom of the bolt. This is a low cost measure and that's why the price is so low compared to a 10/22. More machine work equals more money. I am happy with my 64F now that I have recognized its little problems. They can be fixed. Clean and polish and don't rest the mag on anything and it should be just a good and accurate as the much more expensive 10/22.