Which Mark II: FV or FV-SR?
Thinking about building a 22LR trainer now that Manners is offering the MCS-T4 for the Mark II E-Receiver guns.
Nobody local to me seems to have these in stock so I'll probably buy from Bud's; the -SR is $82 more than the plain jane FV.
So, help me make the decision: the longer barreled FV and buy $82 worth of ammo, or the -SR for the shorter, fluted, threaded barrel and oversized bolt knob?
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The fluting on my two FV-SRs and TR are so light as to nothing more than decorative. Unless you like the 'look' I wouldn't even use that as a factor.
I DO like the bolt knob on my SRs and TR much better than the standard bolt knob on my FSS.
It may be luck of the draw, but my first FV-SR is the 'most accurate' (more consistant groups may be a better way of putting it) of all of my MKIIs.
Will you be using a can?
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Not immediately on the can - I want to get one badly (I understand you start with 22LR because its the cheapest way to get into the addiction) but it'll be mid-year 2012 before I save up enough for one, then 4+ months of waiting for the Form 4, and you can see where I'm going.
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I saw an FV-SR at my local gun shop with a Huntertown Guardian suppressor attached...the ask was $500 for the combo but it gave me a good idea what the rifle and rifle+can looked like.
Last night I saw Bud's had dropped the price of the FVSR down to $197...hard to resist at that price so one is on its way to me.
Now...to go with a Guardian or go with the Gemtech Outback II the gun shop also had on the shelf...
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I just got my Huntertown Guardian last week (after a 6 month NFA wait) and so far I like it. I shot it for the first time today on my GSG1911, and I must say I'm impressed! I shot without ear pro, and even with some supersonic stuff, it was pretty quiet. About all could hear was the action on the pistol, and a thud from the bullet hitting the backer. I shot a lot of CCI Standard Velocity, and it was nice and quiet. I've got to find someone to thread ALL my 22's!
Looking for a threaded rifle host...looking real hard at the FVSR, thanks for the heads up.
If Savage would make a straight comb synthetic stock for their 22's, that would be an awesome rifle. I like more cheek weld than that scope gives me with a scope. The Syn stock is great for opens, but just too low for my tastes.
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Thanks for the report on the Guardian...it seems to have gotten good reviews and compares well with other popular 22LR cans. Hard to beat for <$200 it would seem...
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Originally Posted by BoilerUP
Last night I saw Bud's had dropped the price of the FVSR down to $197...hard to resist at that price so one is on its way to me.
Glad to see you caught it at that price. Price has jumped back up to ~$230 as of this morning. Frankly, if I'd seen the FV-SR at that price, I probably would have picked up a third one for myself to add to the coral. Didn't see the price until I was visiting RFC this morning.
Good luck and post your results!
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My FV-SR arrived today. First impression is that its a nice, light, handy rifle, seems well built and the Accutrigger nicely replicates my 10FP long-range rifle. I dig the tacticool bolt knob, but the bolt seems stiff, especially when closing. Perhaps with a couple hundred rounds downrange it'll break in.
Put a Weaver Tactical 3-10x40 mil/mil on it with medium Signature Zee rings and with the tall EGW base the whole package is waaaaaay too high for the downward-sloping buttstock.
Hopefully tomorrow I can go send some downrange with my wife as she christens her 10/22 with pink Hogue stock that she got (asked!) for Christmas.
Hopefully by the end of April a Manners T4 from the SnipersHide group buy will arrive for my FV-SR and then I'll be totally fixed up with the ultimate rimfire trainer!
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If you plan on getting a can for it go with the SR, If not save the extra money and get 80 bucks worth of ammo
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Agreed that the 'fluting' is cosmetic. My FVSR came with a picatinny rail, too, which saved a bit of cash. I 'think' that the finish on the FVSR is rougher than on the FV, but I never had them side by side to compare.
I found that the oversize bolt knob was much more likely to catch and drag itself open while shoulder carrying. Maybe not an issue for your purposes, but I didn't like that at all. I might have been able to tweak it so as to increase the friction holding the bolt in place, but I sold the rifle before getting around to it.
I think the FVSR is a lot of fun, and easily worth the additional cost over the FV (especially if you are using the threaded muzzle). It's only $20 difference where I live.