https://www.shootingtimes.com/editorial/review-savage-model-72/359213
I picked up a Savage Model-72 in Cabelas used-gun section last month, pristine metal/wood/bore with rail & scope added.
Barrel reads "Savage Model 72 22 Short, Long, or Long Rifle"
Took a bit of work to make it serviceable as the rail mounting was a classic, Bubba, the hammer was weak (and catching/slowing on falling), and the extractor was outright missing.
(How that happens in a fully-assembled rifle for sale is beyond me)
That said however, upon being shot with four different 22 LR ammunition types (CCI Std, Blazer, Aquila Extra, and HiVel-HP)
-- it rifle was all over the place at 25 yards.
It also immediately & significantly bulged and split cases . . . big time... every load/ammunition type.
This tells me the chamber is waaaay too big..... How is that posssible?
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Got home and grabbed a box of 22 Mag.
Purrrrfect fit on chambering.
But the Mag case is almost twice as long, and of a larger diameter.
It shouldn't even start to fit... but it does.
Now the 22LR and 22Mag have the same peak pressure (22-24ksi),
but the Mag has significantly more energy under curve.
The Mdl-72 action isn't 'weak,' but I've never heard of a 22Mag conversion.
Before I put this thing in an old tire and get out a long string . . .
Has ANYone ever heard of a Model-72/Crackshot converted to 22Mag ?
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I picked up a Savage Model-72 in Cabelas used-gun section last month, pristine metal/wood/bore with rail & scope added.
Barrel reads "Savage Model 72 22 Short, Long, or Long Rifle"
Took a bit of work to make it serviceable as the rail mounting was a classic, Bubba, the hammer was weak (and catching/slowing on falling), and the extractor was outright missing.
(How that happens in a fully-assembled rifle for sale is beyond me)
That said however, upon being shot with four different 22 LR ammunition types (CCI Std, Blazer, Aquila Extra, and HiVel-HP)
-- it rifle was all over the place at 25 yards.
It also immediately & significantly bulged and split cases . . . big time... every load/ammunition type.
This tells me the chamber is waaaay too big..... How is that posssible?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Got home and grabbed a box of 22 Mag.
Purrrrfect fit on chambering.
But the Mag case is almost twice as long, and of a larger diameter.
It shouldn't even start to fit... but it does.
Now the 22LR and 22Mag have the same peak pressure (22-24ksi),
but the Mag has significantly more energy under curve.
The Mdl-72 action isn't 'weak,' but I've never heard of a 22Mag conversion.
Before I put this thing in an old tire and get out a long string . . .
Has ANYone ever heard of a Model-72/Crackshot converted to 22Mag ?
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