I'm going to guess that only the ones chambered in 222 have that mark.We have a Savage 340 made in the 1950s - 1960s. It has "proof tested cal. 222 Rem" marked on it. I'm wondering if all the Savage 340's from that time period have that mark or do just a few have it
The 222 Remington is nowhere near as popular as it once was, but it's not yet obsolete either. Savage still makes rifles and ammo is widely available.Relatively few take the now-obsolete .222 cartridge. Most 340s are chambered for .30-30 Winchester. Some were also chambered for .223 and .22 Hornet.
Quite correct. There is no federally run official proof house in this country. At least not for civilian manufactures. Military contracts were different. Springfield Armory ( the real one, not the guys in Geneseo ) and the Rock Island Arsenal always proof tested. The standard .30 caliber proof was 70,000 PSI. When Colt assumed production of the M-16 they would have proof tested as well.There is no official proof house or testing in the USA. S
I would hope that ALL the barrels are marked with the cartridge the barrel was chambered for...
I, too, would hope all the barrels were proof tested as well. I know this is not always the case, especially in Spain...
Sorry, I can not help with your question. There is no official proof house or testing in the USA. Several foreigh countries have proof houses and all firearms must be proofed. Here, we trust the manufacturer to build us a safe product.
Kevin
Quite correct. There is no federally run official proof house in this country. At least not for civilian manufactures. Military contracts were different. Springfield Armory ( the real one, not the guys in Geneseo ) and the Rock Island Arsenal always proof tested. The standard .30 caliber proof was 70,000 PSI. When Colt assumed production of the M-16 they would have proof tested as well.
You would be shocked at the number of smaller manufactures that do not proof at all. They simply test fire with standard factory ammo and out the door it goes.
Our gun was made somewhere between the 1950s - 1960s in the USA and it has the "proof tested" markings. Any idea on what company might have done that?Quite correct. There is no federally run official proof house in this country. At least not for civilian manufactures. Military contracts were different. Springfield Armory ( the real one, not the guys in Geneseo ) and the Rock Island Arsenal always proof tested. The standard .30 caliber proof was 70,000 PSI. When Colt assumed production of the M-16 they would have proof tested as well.
You would be shocked at the number of smaller manufactures that do not proof at all. They simply test fire with standard factory ammo and out the door it goes.
Awesome Goosey. Thanks. The state I live in no less.
Here's a useful definition:Depends on your definition of obsolete, I suppose- but fair enough.
I like that, well said.Here's a useful definition:
A cartridge is obsolescent if nobody offers new guns for it.
A cartridge is obsolete if none of the major manufacturers offer ammunition for it.
So the 222 is on the verge of becoming obsolescent, because only Savage is making guns for it, and only one model at that. It will be a long time before it becomes obsolete, because there are a LOT of 222 rifles out there that will need to be fed.