I have a couple of older, pre-A/T, Savage Mark II rifles in 17HM2, 2xBVSS and 1xFV in a Boyds Rimfire Hunter stock. They are good shooters, but I prefer the ergs of the comparable Marlins 800/900 series rifles and the KY built XT series. I will state for the record that the best shooting new, straight out of the box, rimfire rifles that I've yet to own is an older, pre-A/T, Savage 93R17BVSS.l I'd guess that at least a dozen guys have shot their first sub-MOA groups with that rifle and their success prompted them to buy similar rifles.
I have a Marlin XT-22VR, an impulse buy at Cabela's that was too inexpensive to pass on. While is isn't a match grade shooter, it does quite well with an old Weaver T-15 installed and its preferred type of Eley, RWS, or SK ammo.
EDIT: What is gator 'taint?
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