A large ejection port is milled into it along with a slot for the bolt handle. This model comes without iron sights but has factory installed scope bases. The B17 FV’s receiver is milled externally to give it a bit of character, which I liked. It loads easily, inserts with a straight upward push and feeds smoothly. Savage returns to its M99 roots with a rotary magazine which holds ten rounds. The last procedure is polishing and bluing. After it is fully machined the front and rear of the receiver are induction heat treated. As it slowly takes shape the various slots and holes are cut, drilled and tapped and then it’s threaded for a barrel. Each receiver is contoured in steps as its cut for the magazine and ejection port. These are cut to length and then bored in a number of processes to shape it. Each Savage rifle receiver begins its life as a piece of plain round stock. The heart of any bolt-action rifle is its receiver. The rifle arrived nicely packed and I began with a cursory examination. This is a bolt-action repeater with a heavy barrel and synthetic stock. The B17 FV features a nicely contoured bolt handle, adjustable AccuTrigger and well placed tang safety.įrom Savage’s B-series I chose their B17 FV to review. I have a couple friends who are huge fans of this cartridge, so I decided after all these years to see what all the fuss was about. Trajectory is flat, accuracy usually quite good and terminal performance on small critters is visually exciting. Where the rubber meets the road is in its ability to drive a 17 grain bullet at about 2,550 fps. 17 HMR was designed to fill the shoes of the obsolete 5mm Remington Magnum Rimfire. Developed by Hornady and launched in 2002, the. Performance though is ho-hum with typical bulk pack loads plodding along at some 1,250 fps. It’s capable of Olympic level accuracy, is fun to shoot and a dandy small game cartridge. Savage’s B17 FV is a robust and accurate if somewhat homely bolt-action repeater chambered for the zippy. But for this review I decided to do something a bit different, and so tested one of their. I love the snot out of that tiny, archaic rimfire cartridge. 22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire (WMR) and the quick stepping.
SAVAGE RIFLE REVIEW SERIES
Savage’s B series consists of some five different models including a light barrel model, one with iron sights, a heavy barrel, stainless steel heavy barrel and one threaded for sound suppressor.
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