The Savage Arms A17 was a bit of a hit in 2015, and for good reason. It featured a unique, delayed-blowback action that allowed the typically "too hot" .17 HMR cartridge to cycle reliably in a semi-automatic rifle. In the wake of the A17's success, Savage announced the A22 Mag. Now, for 2017, the company is appealing to diehard fans of .22 rimfire with the announcement of the A22 LR.
Opening and connecting with just a quarter-twist and offering an extremely simple breakdown, the latest addition to Savage’s A Series lineup is the outdoor enthusiast’s new go-anywhere rifle.
Building off the success of its A17—winner of our Golden Bullseye Award for Rifle of the Year—the A22 Magnum is, as you might expect, chambered for .22 WMR and features the same delayed-blowback semi-automatic action as the original A17.
Opening and connecting with just a quarter-twist and offering an extremely simple breakdown, the new A22 Takedown weighs just 6 pounds, making it an ideal go-anywhere rifle.
The A22 Magnum rifle is not fussy, and it dispels any myths that the .22 Mag. is not accurate. It also proves, once again, Savage knows how to build a reliable semi-auto magnum rimfire.
Just before SHOT Show 2016 kicked off, we promised you a closer look at the Savage Arms A22 Mag., the .22 WMR version of the award-winning A17. Well, we've delivered.
Lost in the brilliance of the award-winning Savage Arms A17 was the new ammunition developed alongside it by CCI. Now the A17—and its namesake ammunition—have cousins of a sort in the Savage Arms A22 and CCI's A22 Mag.