Some old Photos for your enjoyment
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richhodg66
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I have a Model 1920 in .300. Those were ahead of their time and really about the only real innovative design in bolt action sporting rifles between the wars.
RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
They were the first rifle to use a cylindrical action. They were the first to use a larger bolt locking area than the 1903 Springfield. They were the first to use a "light weight" barrel ( from the Model 1899 takedown). They were the first to use stamped magazines.
Savage was the largest rifle maker from 1920 thru 1930. The first to use non-corrosive primers in their ammo (imported from Switzerland) and sold more than Winchester and Remington combined.
The problem was that when the Depression hit in 1930, they decided to go cheap for volume sales rather than for quality. They lost their butts and Winchester model 70's and Remington model 30S's took over the market. The only thing that kept them going was the Savage Model 23 in 22 LR, 25/20, 32/20 and 22 Hornet.
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
And 38-55. With a crescent buttplate and 26" barrel it's likely an older model. Not sure the 250 or 300 was ever offered in that configuration.
Bret4207
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That rifle should have been an overwhelming success. I think it was just too cutting edge for the times maybe.
richhodg66
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And too expensive to produce. I wish the one I have were more original, someone restocked it and I'm pretty sure it's been reblued at some point.
richhodg66
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My favorite actor and one of my heroes.
richhodg66
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Maybe not enlisted, but even though he didn't make a big publicity stunt of it, Steve Buscemi, who had been a NYC fireman before his acting career, took a leave of absence from entertainment and celebrity to go back to the FDNy on the job to help after the loss of 300+ fire fighters. There's still a few with character.
RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
Fargo and Resivor dogs.
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
So, one.
I know who Buscemi is. Saw him on the street in NYC after 9/11. And Pat Tilman left his football career and went in the Army. He died.
So 3 out of 300 million. Rotten percentages there!
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richhodg66
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There are likely more, just doesn't make the news.
I have read a couple of biographies of Jimmy Stewart, one that focused on his wartime experiences and one that talked about his movie experiences. The level of debauchery in Hollywood was just as bad in the 30s, it was just kept quieter. Most of them did serve, even ones like Henry Fonda, but I have to wonder how many would have had the push from American society not been so strong. It would have been the death of a career for a celebrity at the time to have dodged the draft or bad mouthed the war effort.
Stewart clearly stood out from the crowd. He had a good upbringing in a patriotic family. I've often wondered how a guy like that made it in a community like Hollywood, but he did.
I have read a couple of biographies of Jimmy Stewart, one that focused on his wartime experiences and one that talked about his movie experiences. The level of debauchery in Hollywood was just as bad in the 30s, it was just kept quieter. Most of them did serve, even ones like Henry Fonda, but I have to wonder how many would have had the push from American society not been so strong. It would have been the death of a career for a celebrity at the time to have dodged the draft or bad mouthed the war effort.
Stewart clearly stood out from the crowd. He had a good upbringing in a patriotic family. I've often wondered how a guy like that made it in a community like Hollywood, but he did.
richhodg66
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With the passing of Loretta Lynn a few days ago, this popped up, Her, Dolly Parton, Lynn Anderson, Dottie West and Tammy Wynette. Only Dolly remains, sorely missed, expecially considering the state of music in general and "country" music in particular.
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
Man is a filthy, vile animal, no matter the time period. It's just that there used to be a level of good manners, or something like that, that kept the filth out of the headlines. Now it seems it's celebrated. I don't care what 2, or more, consenting adults do. I do care that now it's as though the more a person can be shown to be pretty much a perverse animal, the more they are celebrated by at least a part of our culture. And we wonder why the world laughs at us?