Merry Christmas!! Did ya get anything good?
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JWFilips
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Guys ...I got out of the sick bed this morning ( got the Flu!) to pick this baby up:
It is a near new Savage 340 (A -no SN #) 30-30 Very little shot with pristine bore & not much wear: Sometimes it pays to know how to play GunBrorker ( need to look at the Sellers feedbacks! before bidding) More then I wanted to spend @ $305 but I took a hunch on this one and was very surprised! Now I'm happy!
So I'm calling it my Christmas Present!
Jim
It is a near new Savage 340 (A -no SN #) 30-30 Very little shot with pristine bore & not much wear: Sometimes it pays to know how to play GunBrorker ( need to look at the Sellers feedbacks! before bidding) More then I wanted to spend @ $305 but I took a hunch on this one and was very surprised! Now I'm happy!
So I'm calling it my Christmas Present!
Jim
yodogsandman
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Wow! I'd say you got your moneys worth with that one!
JonB
Halcyon member
The two 340's I have owned, had checkering and high gloss. Jim, I suspect this is a plain model? or do you suppose it's been refinished?
I had a 222-D and a 223-E, the 222 had a horrible trigger pull and the 223 had a pretty nice one. I attempted to swap the trigger parts on the two rifles, but being a different series, they had a bit of a different shape. all the important parts lined up, so I was able to swap them, but the trigger was positioned differently on each, one far forward and the other far back...they both functioned, but I could barely get my finger in the 'far forward" one. SO I swapped the parts back.
I had a 222-D and a 223-E, the 222 had a horrible trigger pull and the 223 had a pretty nice one. I attempted to swap the trigger parts on the two rifles, but being a different series, they had a bit of a different shape. all the important parts lined up, so I was able to swap them, but the trigger was positioned differently on each, one far forward and the other far back...they both functioned, but I could barely get my finger in the 'far forward" one. SO I swapped the parts back.
JWFilips
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JonB,
Savage did produce a line of 340E's I believe which had a gloss finish and impressed checkering.
See this link: http://www.gunbroker.com/item/610519806
It seems that these sell pricy!
The 340 A was the first Savage model after the Stevens 325 It was a real plain Jane but did have a real walnut stock
Jim
Savage did produce a line of 340E's I believe which had a gloss finish and impressed checkering.
See this link: http://www.gunbroker.com/item/610519806
It seems that these sell pricy!
The 340 A was the first Savage model after the Stevens 325 It was a real plain Jane but did have a real walnut stock
Jim
oscarflytyer
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Nice 340! Brownells has replacement triggers. And yours is D&T'd for the Weaver side scope mount.
I have a 340C got recently. Not for Christmas. And posted elsewhere. $200 w/ a ~$500 piece of fancy wood. in 222 Rem and looks like it was set up for BR. Extra trigger guard screw and fully acraglas bedded. I put the Weaver side mount/rings on it and a Leupold VX1.
I have a 340C got recently. Not for Christmas. And posted elsewhere. $200 w/ a ~$500 piece of fancy wood. in 222 Rem and looks like it was set up for BR. Extra trigger guard screw and fully acraglas bedded. I put the Weaver side mount/rings on it and a Leupold VX1.
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shootnlead
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This was my Christmas to myself.
I am something of a lever gun fan and have been for a lot of my life. I just like them...in my opinion, they are the near epitome of form AND function. As such, I have Winchester, Marlin and Rossi levers...shoot them a lot and I am always looking at them on Gunbroker...almost daily. Well, back in Dec, I was looking around one night and I ran across this Mossberg 30/30...the starting bid was wholesale on the rifle and the auction would end mid morning the next day. So, I thought "What the heck"...and placed one bid, the starting bid. Low and behold, I checked the next day about lunch and found that I was the only bid...looked like I had a Mossberg. Got it in the week of Christmas...nice rifle, slick action, excellent fit and finish. I have only shot it 4rds...sights seemed to be close from the factory and functioned perfectly. I will get out and do some more extensive shooting maybe next week, but, for now, I am very satisfied...especially for $390 NIB total, shipping and FFL fee.
I am something of a lever gun fan and have been for a lot of my life. I just like them...in my opinion, they are the near epitome of form AND function. As such, I have Winchester, Marlin and Rossi levers...shoot them a lot and I am always looking at them on Gunbroker...almost daily. Well, back in Dec, I was looking around one night and I ran across this Mossberg 30/30...the starting bid was wholesale on the rifle and the auction would end mid morning the next day. So, I thought "What the heck"...and placed one bid, the starting bid. Low and behold, I checked the next day about lunch and found that I was the only bid...looked like I had a Mossberg. Got it in the week of Christmas...nice rifle, slick action, excellent fit and finish. I have only shot it 4rds...sights seemed to be close from the factory and functioned perfectly. I will get out and do some more extensive shooting maybe next week, but, for now, I am very satisfied...especially for $390 NIB total, shipping and FFL fee.
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shootnlead
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Bill, I will do a report as soon as I get to shoot it some more.
I will say now, it is a VERY light rifle...not sure how that will translate to durability...but, I won't prejudge it as I have read many positive reviews of these guns.
I will say now, it is a VERY light rifle...not sure how that will translate to durability...but, I won't prejudge it as I have read many positive reviews of these guns.