The Savage Striker was a

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produced from 1999 to 2005 by

Savage Arms Savage Arms is an American gunmaker based in Westfield, Massachusetts, with operations in Canada. Savage makes a variety of rimfire and centerfire rifles, as well as Stevens single-shot rifles and shotguns. The company is best known for the Mo ...

for

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and

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. The pistol was based on the

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of the

Savage Model 110 The Savage Model 110 is a bolt-action repeating rifle made by Savage Arms. It was designed in 1958 by Nicholas L. Brewer. It was patented in 1963. The Model 110 has been in continuous production since that time. History The Model 110 was develo ...

and was sold with a composite stock, originally with a center grip, but later also with a rear grip as an alternative. The pistol was designed for right handed shooters, and had a loading port on the right side and the charging handle on the left. The pistol grip itself, however, was made to be

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, such that the pistol also could be fired comfortably by left handed shooters.

Models

Model 501/502F Striker

The model 501/502F Striker was produced from 2000 to 2005 and chambered for

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(Model 501F) and .22 WMR (Model 502F) with 5 eller 10 round magazines. Its total length was 480 mm (18.6 inches), with a 250 mm barrel (10 inches) and a weight of 1814 grams (4 pound). It was delivered with a mount for attaching a scope sight and ambidextrous grip.Gun Trader's Guide, Thirty-Fourth Edition: A Comprehensive, Fully Illustrated Guide to Modern Firearms with Current market Values, 2014 by Stephen D. CarpenteriGun Trader's Guide Thirty-Sixth Edition: A Comprehensive, Fully Illustrated Guide to Modern Firearms with Current market Values, 2012 by Stephen D. Carpenteri

Model 510/516 Striker

The model 510/516 Striker was produced from 1998 to 2005. It had a stainless finish with a left handed charging handle and right hand ejection. It chambered for

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, .22-250 Rem,

.243 Win The .243 Winchester (6×52mm) is a popular sporting rifle cartridge. Developed as a versatile short action cartridge to hunt both medium game and small game alike, it "took whitetail hunting by storm"Ron Spomer.Whitetail Deer Cartridge Shoot-Out ...

, 7mm-08 Rem, .260 Rem, and

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with two or three round magazines. Its total length was 570 mm (22.5 inches) (or 610 mm (1 foot) for the rear grip version) and 360 mm barrel (14 inches).Savage Striker Our Pick Over Remington, T/C .22-250s - Gun Tests
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/ref> It was delivered with a mount for attaching a scope sight. Model variants included: 510F, 516FSAK, 516FSS, 516FSAK and 516BSS. It was short action, with different bolt heads depending on the caliber group rim size and used a standard small shank Savage barrel. The factory trigger setup was changed multiple times over the course of production.

References

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Models

Model 501/502F Striker

Model 510/516 Striker

See also

References