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Savage Rascal vs Cricket

Started by Unbridled Liberty, September 20, 2012, 08:04:17 PM

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Unbridled Liberty

September 20, 2012, 08:04:17 PM
I stopped at a gun store today and discovered the Savage Rascal.  It looks like a much better little rifle than the Cricket.  It has an Accutrigger, nice military-pattern peep sights, sling studs, and a cock-on-open bolt.  I'd say it is a HUGE improvement over the Cricket.  I'll bet a kid could shoot a Rifleman score with one if he/she had someone feeding it.  Anybody have one?  I'm thinking about picking one up for the little kids on my line.

http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/model/rascal

UL

Ratchett

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September 20, 2012, 08:13:04 PM
UL,

We have both for the little ones in my family. The Rascal, in our opinion, is the better rifle fit. The trigger alone makes the difference...

IHG,
ratchett
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September 20, 2012, 11:08:02 PM
Look at the Mossberg 801 Half-Pint Plinkster as well.  It comes with a dummy magazine for loading single shells and when ready you can replace it with 10 round magazines for the Mossberg 802.

It was $130 last summer.  Magazines were about $14.

The savage "youth" rifle is almost as big as the regular rifle but doesn't have a Monte Carlo stock.
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jimmythegeek

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October 29, 2012, 03:18:15 PM
CZ Scout is another contender.  I picked one up off of Gun Broker for $250 + shipping, FFL, tax = $1bazillion
The advantages of it are 1) great quality (basically, a CZ 452 with a short stock) and 2) takes CZ mags from the grown up rifles.  So when your little one graduates from the single-shot adapter, you can rock a 10 round mag.  I don't think it comes in eye-candy kid colors, just a fairly plain beech stock.  That's ok, I don't want it to seem like a toy. 

I qualified with my CZ-455 American on the last AQT of the weekend I took it.  It's a much a better rifle than I am a rifleman.  It's not alone in that regard...

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October 30, 2012, 12:19:53 PM
At about 4000 rds the vending machine type "key lock " broke on the "Cricket"
I didnt bother to fix it as having a locking bolt wasn't a priority . the locking bolt did impress a few folks who said they wanted their child to keep the rifle in their room .

At nearly 20,000 rds the extractor broke and the keystone company sold a replacement for 12 bucks O0

I do believe youth models from savage ,CZ and the original youth rifle are a higher quality . However I paid under $100 for the cricket .
The question remains how much quality does a youth rifle require ? ::)
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