I love my rimfire rifles... Savage MKII 22lr, Marlin 983S .22WMR, and Marlin XT-17 in .17HMR
I have a couple thousand rounds thru the Marlin 983S .22mag and im having some headspace issues as the space is set off the front side if the bolt handle locking up against the receiver notch. All my rimfire rifles listed (for this post anyway) all headspace the same way. Excess wear causes headspace variations and leads to light primer strikes.
Is it common to have this wear caused by just using the rifle a lot? I know you get what you pay for, but is their a general notion that these "stamped steel guns" are really of less quality than say a Ruger 77/17 that has locking lugs? I know you really cant compare the rifles because they are built completely different. And I do properly lubricate and maintain very often.
I guess im asking: does anyone else have rimfire rifles like the ones listed above that have thousands of rounds thru them and are still holding up fine?
Thanks in advance,
SRE
I have a couple thousand rounds thru the Marlin 983S .22mag and im having some headspace issues as the space is set off the front side if the bolt handle locking up against the receiver notch. All my rimfire rifles listed (for this post anyway) all headspace the same way. Excess wear causes headspace variations and leads to light primer strikes.
Is it common to have this wear caused by just using the rifle a lot? I know you get what you pay for, but is their a general notion that these "stamped steel guns" are really of less quality than say a Ruger 77/17 that has locking lugs? I know you really cant compare the rifles because they are built completely different. And I do properly lubricate and maintain very often.
I guess im asking: does anyone else have rimfire rifles like the ones listed above that have thousands of rounds thru them and are still holding up fine?
Thanks in advance,
SRE