Here is what I had to say over at RimfireCentral..... If you do a search, you'll find the same complaints on this model in .22 Magnum over and over again from many owners.....
http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98317
When I first started working with this rifle, my groups were in the 4" class at 100 yards. I did all the things that you see in the first link but still wasn't quite approaching the 1" groups I had hoped for. I finally did a bedding job that got it to 1".....
http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=99356
But..... When I put a better (and a bit heavier) scope on it a week before Christmas and then had it slide forward in the grooved receiver during firing even with the Millet rings..... It was then that I decided that "NO." I was not going to spend any more money on it to have it drilled and tapped.
Again, as I've said many times, to the best of my knowledge, all these shortcomings I've experienced are common only to the pre-accu-trigger, stainless/synthetic, sporter-weight barrelled, .22 WMR Model 93FSS..... I had such high hopes for this rifle..... I love to hunt small game. It could very easily have become my favorite and most used of all my rifles..... But the experience completely soured my attitude towards Savage.
Overall, Savage makes a very good value for the money you spend; I just picked the very worst example of their line for my first try at their products.
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