Savage Model 64
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Savage Model 64F with an optional scope attached
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| Type | Semi-automatic rifle |
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| Weight | (2.26 kg) (5 lb) |
| Length | (1016 mm) (40 in) |
| Barrel length | (514.35 mm) (20 in) |
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| Cartridge | .22 long rifle |
| Action | blowback, self-loading |
| Rate of fire | Semi-automatic |
| Muzzle velocity | 380 m/s (1,260ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | (150 m) (163 yd) |
| Feed system | 10-round detachable box magazine |
| Sights | Adjustable notched rear sight, bead post front sights, optional fiber optic sights |
Formally known as the Cooey 64, the Winchester-Cooey Model 64B and the Lakefield 64B, the Savage Model 64 series is a semi-automatic .22 LR rifle made by Savage Arms in Lakefield, Ontario, Canada. It operates on a simple blowback action. It is targeted towards beginning shooters, small game hunters, and budget minded plinking.[citation needed] It is one of the most popular plinkers in the United States due to high accuracy, being chambered in cheap, common, and readily available .22 long rifle, and the inexpensive price.[citation needed]
It is unusual among semiautomatic 22s, and traditional (non-bullpup) semiautomatic rifles in general, in that it is available in a true left handed version (left handed safety, charging handle and eject -presumably wrong handed twist). Some consider this particularly helpful for new, especially young shooters, as it leaves them free to focus on more important matters to learn.
The "64 series" has sold under [combination of manufacturers' names listed above] [62, 64 and 954] [one or more letters]. It was also sold as Sears Roebuck & Co. Model 6C. Although often unexpressed in speech, as a "64" it is almost always followed by a single series letter. "64" without a letter indicates the first year of manufacturer only. That version had a plastic magazine. It is considered undesirable. It was followed by the 64B.
The rifle is in active production, replacement parts are readily available, and there is a high degree of interchangeability between series. This firearm is not suitable for hunting, however. The trigger is notoriously awful, and accuracy is compromised.
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Variants
Model 64F black synthetic stock[1]
Model 64F Camo synthetic Realtree Hardwoods HD camo stock[2]
Model 64G Monte Carlo style, walnut finished hardwood stock.[3]
Model 64FSS stainless finish and fiber optic sights[4]
Model 64BTV laminated thumbhole stock[5]
Model 64TRR-SR wooden stock with full matte black finish, with a fluted and threaded bull barrel[6]
As of now all models are manufactured with a plastic trigger guard.
The Model 64 Savage has a full floating barrel, standard. It is considered by many to be more accurate "out of the box" than the Ruger 10/22.[citation needed]
See also
- Winchester-Cooey Model 64B
- Savage Arms
- Marlin Model 60, a competing .22 caliber semi-automatic rifle.
- Saurio M.R., a similar rifle of Argentine origin.
- Ruger 10/22, a competing .22 caliber semi-automatic rifle.
- Mossberg 702 Plinkster, a competing .22 caliber semi-automatic rifle.
- Remington Model 597, another competing .22 caliber semi-automatic rifle.
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