The Savage 93 FV

A great target rifle. It is easily termed a “Tack Driver”  The 22 WMR (Win Mag) weighs in at 6 lbs, is 39.75 inches long and has a 16 in 1 twist. Comes with a 5 round mag which you will want to upgrade to the 10 round almost immediately. The heavy 21″ barrel allows you to shoot all afternoon without it heating up and is  very consistent.

Half inch groupings at 100 yards are common. On this gun I have the Scorpion Optics Copperhead Varmint 4-16 x 44 AO.  An excellent scope right out to 300+ yards. ( a wee bit of overkill for a 22 WMR but as Sandra upgrades rifles she will have a scope she is comfortable with already)  Some would say a 22 win mag could not be used out to 300 yards and yes it is a challenge but it can be done.

Seeing as we love to shoot, we are going for targets and the 22 WMR has no problem reaching out there. Sandra is becoming quite proficient at 100 yards. This is her step up from  the 22 Remington 597 , she has seen a 100% improvement in shot placement and enjoyment. I had a lot of fun setting up the savage for her and also enjoy iy not only for it accuracy but the economy of the ammunition. We are both looking forward to the 2014 season.

Let the games begin 🙂

Well I got one of those SKS packages , Gun and a box of ammo, 1400 rounds… for a great price (under 375.00) (un Issued, which means even tho its from 1963 it was never used)

The SKS Type 56,  7.62 x 39,  1963 made in China.  The ammo is surplus and corrosive, which means after a day at the range… there is cleaning to be done beyond what one might do for a more modern rifle. Below you  see the unboxing and the cleaning took quite a few hours. I researched online the best techniques to get the cosmoline off and the one i chose was a mix of a lot of advice. What I ended up doing was  boiling the metal parts that would  fit in the pot and using brake cleaner on the rest. The wooden parts I used a combo of dish soap and  “Simple Green”

Oh By the Way don’t put the gas tube in boiling water with the wooden piece still attached, if I made one mistake that was it, the shellac started to dissolve too. I tried to  mask it with some stain but gave up and chalked it to experience.  I would say the best cleaning was the boiling water and the brake cleaner they both worked well. Once I was done I oiled it all up and header to the range. It was Great 350 rounds later I was back at home smiling and cleaning.

Well this was October 2013 ish.

Oh yes and the absolute joy of getting to clean all the cosmoline off…

   Soaking, scrubbing..   

And finally … ahhhh clean…. click on the image to the right to get a close up look at the parts

I regret not taking a shot of the close up before I cleaned them but I was covered in cosmo and was not about to touch my camera.

   With the bayonet extended.