It's fairly common knowledge that Savage rimfires have three major deficiencies...
1. the magazines kinda suck
2. the synthetic stocks kinda suck
3. extractor reliability is marginal at best
The magazines we're stuck with. The stock can easily be replaced with a laminate one from Boyd's for a little over $100. The extraction can be improved by makint sure the claw is sharp and/or adding a second spring clip over the first to provide a little more down force on the extractor so it doesn't slip over the rim so easily when trying to extract.
Trust me, we've all been complaining about these issues for 8-10 years or more, but when Savage is selling more rimfire rifles than anyone else year after year there's really no incentive for them to address the issues. If/when people stop buying them and their sales numbers drop enough then they may just do something about it.
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