Re: How much did you pay for your FV-SR?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 1slow01z71</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Its no secret the action on the mark ii leaves something to be desired, its not acz or ruger action but the fvsr IS a good vvalue if youre looking for a threaded barrel and a good shooting gun then it fits the bill. Sounds like your expectations of the actual gun were a little high. I can understand the dismay with the dip kit and tactical stocks with a high cheek comb arent for everyone. Remember the tacticool stock is a $100 stock, its centerfire counterpart is 6 times more expensive so you have to go into it knowing that.
I plan on doing yhose same mods to the fvsr ive got on order but I dont expect it to exhibit the quality of its 2k counterpart. </div></div>
Maybe you misunderstood my comment about the savage fv-sr. I did not have high expectations of the rifle. I expected it to perform on a budget and that is what it did. As far as the $100 stock I would compare it to any other $100 boyds centerfire stock. I would never expect cheaply made stocks to be of the same quality as a $600 stock. I simply wrote that it was a budget rifle and once I grew tired of that budget rifle and had the funds I moved on to what I feel is a slightly better rifle.
I simply felt that with what I had in the rifle I could have had a higher quality rifle is all.
Simply put...
I started on a budget, ran the rifle for a few years all while upgrading from features I did not like and to other features that fit my uses better. Once it was completed I ran it for a while longer all while saving money from shooting more .22lr than .223 or .308 and eventually decided it was time to move on. I expected my sub $300 rifle to have sub $300 quality.
My first rifle was a model 60 and I still have and love it today. My first rifle purchase was an SKS and you know what. I got it on a budget and when my budget allowed I sold it and moved on.
I believe the FV-SR is a great rifle especially with its features that you cannot find anywhere else for the same price. It has its pros and cons just as my CZ has its pros and cons. Just I have a rifle that I can live with the cons now.
