To me, a bolt action rifle action needs to be smooth and consistent.
Let’s cover the rifle part by part first and then jump in to our experience with some hands-on testing to include bringing the Springfield Waypoint rifle on an elk hunting trip.Īlthough the barrel is where the accuracy really comes from and the trigger is responsible for much of the shooting experience, the action is the heart of the rifle and we are very happy to see that Springfield is using a premium action design. The easiest way to explain this rifle is this: the 2020 Waypoint rifle is a factory rifle from a major manufacturer with features normally found only on custom rifles. Why? If we’re right, this means that other 2020 rifles might be available someday with the same action with different purposes – for example, a tactical 2020 and/or a large magnum long range version would be neat to see.įactory threaded barrels with included muzzle brake. With “Waypoint” in the name of the 2020 model of this rifle, we’re hoping that it refers to it’s lightweight features and hunting-focus. We were wrong – it looks like Springfield Armory swung for the fences on this one – but did they knock it out of the park? Check out our review of the rifle below. When we first heard that Springfield Armory was making a bolt action rifle for hunters, we were expecting to see a MUCH simpler, and budget, option. The 2020 rifle, which seems to keep the Springfield naming convention of keeping the year in the name, is a really big start for Springfield getting back into the bolt-action game. Since then they haven’t made a bolt action rifle… until now. Over 100 years ago, Springfield Armory made the 1898 Krag and Springfield 1903 rifles. Springfield Armory, long known for making semi-automatic rifles like their M1A (M14) and AR-15 variants, has finally brought back their bolt-action rifle production with a new rifle called the 2020 Waypoint. Barrel Material Fluted Stainless, Carbon Fiber Wrapped.
I am also seeking a US Army Manual for this weapon. I have been striving to preserve this heirloom weapon, replacing the loose items such as Stock Oiler, canvas cover, ect. The rifle has a partial original cleaning road in one section but the other sections are missing. I have located a Rock Island Armory reproduction sling fitting the model and year. It has been been stored with the rifle in a protective bag. The leather sling has finally after over 118 years of use become serviceable. I have since located a good condition bayonet and scabbard appropriate to the year and model. My father a Korean War Combat Veteran worked the original bayonet down to a dagger and then disposed of it, saying he did not want to be near it. Any deer hit with her never jumps but simply lays flat to the ground immediately. When she fires she make the world hit the dirt.
She is complete, and pristine condition and has killed many a deer in the last 70 years our family has owned her. This old rifle was found I am told in a beneath a car seat of a car my family once bought years before. I remember this weapon use as a deer rifle since my I was a small boy.
Thankyou for this image, I received my 30 40 1898 Kraig Jorgenen from my father a year of so before his death at age 80.