I picked up a NIB A22 22WMR from a seller on CGN (Canadian Gun Nutz). This is my first savage rifle - I'm a winchester/marlin guy, but I wanted a 22wmr auto, so options were somewhat limited. It shoots well, but misfires with winchester super-X - about a third of the time. If I retry the round, it usually fires on the second round. I've picked up a couple of other brands (CCI, Horndady) that I'll try this weekend.

I've checked online and the mis-fire seems to be a fairly common problem with A22's. Is anyone aware of a fix for this? A replacement firing pin spring maybe?

More that a bit disappointed with this and considering the design and quality of this rifle, not reliably firing seems really out-of-line. Other manufacturers had this problem solved over a century ago. What the hell happened at Savage??? Even the "poorly made rifles" of the last half-decade - post 64 winchesters and the marlin/remington misfits always fire when you pull the trigger.

Thanks in advance for any tips you can provide.

Werner