{"id":1342,"date":"2012-01-17T03:32:16","date_gmt":"2012-01-17T08:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=1342"},"modified":"2012-01-17T03:32:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T18:39:00","slug":"savage-rascal-22lr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/savage-rascal-22lr\/","title":{"rendered":"The Savage Rascal .22LR Boys Rifle"},"content":{"rendered":"<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right; width: 425px;\"><object width=\"425\" height=\"246\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/W0v-BZNeXAA?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/W0v-BZNeXAA?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"246\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p><i>Video: The Savage Rascal .22LR boys rifle is affordable, reliable, and safe. <\/i><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1348\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSCN9261.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"savage-rascal-22lr\" title=\"The Savage Rascal .22LR Boys Rifle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1348\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1348\" title=\"DSCN9261\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSCN9261-400x256.jpg\" alt=\"The Savage Rascal .22LR Boys Rifle\" width=\"400\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSCN9261-400x256.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSCN9261-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSCN9261-1024x656.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSCN9261.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Though scaled for the youngest of shooters, bigger people can fire the Savage Rascal. A gun of even these tiny proportions will get more years of use than may seem obvious at first.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1349\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSCN9264.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"savage-rascal-22lr\" title=\"The Savage Rascal .22LR Boys Rifle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1349\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1349\" title=\"DSCN9264\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSCN9264-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Savage Rascal .22LR Boys Rifle\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSCN9264-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSCN9264-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSCN9264-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSCN9264.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1349\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The rear sight is a wonderfully simple and rugged steel peep.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1343\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSCN9265.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"savage-rascal-22lr\" title=\"The Savage Rascal .22LR Boys Rifle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1343\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1343\" title=\"DSCN9265\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSCN9265-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Savage Rascal .22LR Boys Rifle\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSCN9265-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSCN9265-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSCN9265-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSCN9265.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The only plastic piece on this gun (save for the synthetic-stocked version) is the feed ramp. It\u2019s designed so shooters can drop a cartridge into the action and swiftly chamber it instead of having to feed the nose of the bullet into the chamber first.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1344\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSCN9266.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"savage-rascal-22lr\" title=\"The Savage Rascal .22LR Boys Rifle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1344\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1344\" title=\"DSCN9266\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSCN9266-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Savage Rascal .22LR Boys Rifle\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSCN9266-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSCN9266-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSCN9266-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSCN9266.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1344\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The steel bead on post front sight is every bit as rugged, simple and effective as the Rascal\u2019s steel rear peep.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1345\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSCN9267.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"savage-rascal-22lr\" title=\"The Savage Rascal .22LR Boys Rifle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1345\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1345\" title=\"DSCN9267\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSCN9267-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Savage Rascal .22LR Boys Rifle\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSCN9267-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSCN9267-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSCN9267-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSCN9267.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1345\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Rascal uses Savage\u2019s AccuTrigger that not only provides user-adjustability down to a very light trigger pull, but also the inherent safety of not being able to pull the trigger without first depressing the central trigger blade.<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>by Scott Mayer<\/p>\n<p>Savage Arms<br \/>\n<a class=\"clickTracking\" title=\"Savage Arms Rascal Rifle\" href=\"https:\/\/www.savagearms.com\/firearms\/model\/rascal\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"savage-rascal-22lr\" title=\"The Savage Rascal .22LR Boys Rifle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.savagearms.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A brand spanking new .22 Rimfire is a rite of passage for many American kids and getting the right .22 is perhaps the most important decision a parent can make. Of all the variables a parent has to consider, safety is probably at the top of their list. Parents need to think about safe places to shoot, eye and ear protection, how to safely store the gun and more. One thing they shouldn\u2019t have to consider is having a gun that is safe, and safe to shoot\u2014those ought to just be givens.<\/p>\n<p>When we get our kids their first gun, it\u2019s natural to want to get them something like what we had as kids, and a popular feature of \u201cboys\u201d guns \u201cback in the day\u201d was a cocking knob. It seems simple and safe enough to open a bolt, chamber a round, and pull back the cocking piece to shoot. I\u2019ve even heard many parents insist on that type of action because they can easily see if the gun is cocked or not. They see the cocking knob as a safety feature.<\/p>\n<p>Well, I\u2019m not so sure about that anymore after seeing the new Savage Rascal at Media Day. Its action is specifically made without a cocking knob\u2014for safety reasons!<\/p>\n<p>You see, when you have a gun with a manual cocking piece and you cock it, you might want to unload it. On the range, for example, a ceasefire might be called. On guns with the cocking piece, you have only two choices to make it unloaded: fire the shot, or pull the trigger while lowering the cocking piece. It\u2019s that lowering the cocking piece where things can get dicey. In hot weather, your hands may be slippery with sweat. In cold weather, your hands might be sluggish and numb. If the child tries to lower the cocking piece, do they have the finger strength to always do it safely? When you think about it, that cocking piece can just as easily be seen as a \u201cnot safe\u201d feature as it can a safety feature.<\/p>\n<p>For that reason, Savage opted to have the Rascal cock on opening with a manual thumb safety on the side. That arrangement eliminates the possibility of a cocking piece slippage causing the gun to unintentionally fire.<\/p>\n<p>Like a normal bolt rifle, you simply open the bolt to unload. After giving it some thought, I\u2019m going to have to agree with Savage. There are still going to be those parents who want the visual status feedback that the cocking piece provided. For them, the universally recognized red dot indicating \u201cfire\u201d on the Rascal\u2019s thumb safety should do the trick, and if not, the Rascal also has a cocking indicator on the tail of the bolt.<\/p>\n<p>With a gun that is safe, and safe to shoot, the next thing a parent has to consider is how it fits. Kids grow so quickly that it\u2019s tempting to get a gun they can \u201cgrow into\u201d\u2014believe me, I\u2019ve raised four kids and look for shortcuts everywhere I can. But gun fit isn\u2019t a good shortcut. Kids will get tired holding up a gun that is too heavy, and will never develop good shooting form with a stock that is too long. The Rascal has a positively tiny stock that\u2019s just right for your average 7-ish-year-old. And don\u2019t let that tiny stock fool you, plenty of full-grown adults shot the Rascal just fine at Media Day, though I\u2019m not for one second recommending such a tiny stock for full-size people. I\u2019m just saying that there\u2019s probably a lot more growing room in a Rascal than the stock suggests at first blush.<\/p>\n<p>The final consideration, in my opinion, is quality, even in a first gun. New shooters need to enjoy a gun that is going to last and that isn\u2019t going to give them problems. With a gun like that, they have a better chance of developing into happy and successful shooters, and also to develop an attachment to guns that American shooters are known for. The Savage Rascal gets high marks from me on quality\u2014and particularly traditional quality. Its sights are surprisingly excellent. In fact, I think they\u2019re much better than what you find on a lot of full-size and more expensive guns.<\/p>\n<p>The Rascal\u2019s rear peep is a delightful steel piece reminiscent of quality \u201cboys\u201d guns from the good old days. It\u2019s matched with a simple steel bead on post front sight that\u2019s no less nostalgic and sturdy. The only thing plastic I found on the Rascal is the feed ramp. It\u2019s specially designed so that you simply drop the cartridge into the action and close the bolt to get it to feed properly. There is no need to try and pre-feed the nose into the chamber. If you\u2019ve ever shot a .22 on which you do have to feed the nose into the chamber, you know that .22 cartridges can be quite slippery on warm days as their outside lubrication melts.<\/p>\n<p>The Savage Rascal is going to make a lot of little kids happy, and also start them off right in the shooting sports. There are wood- and synthetic-stocked versions and with either one I think you\u2019re looking at a gun that a couple of generations from now will still be in use.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"clickTracking\" title=\"Savage Arms Rascal Rifle\" href=\"https:\/\/www.savagearms.com\/firearms\/model\/rascal\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"savage-rascal-22lr\" title=\"The Savage Rascal .22LR Boys Rifle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.savagearms.com\/firearms\/model\/rascal\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A brand spanking new .22 Rimfire is a rite of passage for many American kids and getting the right .22 is perhaps the most important decision a parent can make.  Of all the variables a parent has to consider, safety is probably at the top of their list.  Parents need to think about safe places to shoot, eye and ear protection, how to safely store the gun and more.  One thing they shouldn\u2019t have to consider is having a gun that is safe, and safe to shoot\u2014those ought to just be givens.<\/p>\n<p>When we get our kids their first gun, it\u2019s natural to want to get them something like what we had as kids, and a popular feature of \u201cboys\u201d guns \u201cback in the day\u201d was a cocking knob. It seems simple and safe enough to open a bolt, chamber a round, and pull back the cocking piece to shoot. I\u2019ve even heard many parents insist on that type of action because they can easily see if the gun is cocked or not. They see the cocking knob as a safety feature.  Well, I\u2019m not so sure about that anymore after seeing the new Savage Rascal at Media Day.  Its action is specifically made without a cocking knob\u2014for safety reasons!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1348,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,694,37,857,43,41],"tags":[126,847,440],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1342","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gunsamerica-authors","8":"category-gun-reviews","9":"category-gun-reviews-rifles","10":"category-rimfire","11":"category-scott-mayer","12":"category-shot-show-2012","13":"tag-22-lr","14":"tag-rascal","15":"tag-savage"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Savage Rascal .22LR Boys Rifle<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Savage Rascal .22LR Boys Rifle -\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/savage-rascal-22lr\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Savage Rascal .22LR Boys Rifle\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A brand spanking new .22 Rimfire is a rite of passage for many American kids and getting the right .22 is perhaps the most important decision a parent can make. 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