A friend showed me a commemorative Savage, model 1895, which had been in a safe, in a flooded basement. Owner must be an idiot as there are deep file gouges on the tapered octagon barrel, the muzzle looks like someone tried to clean it up with a twist drill, and the stock is water faded. Gold plated lever, full buckhorn rear, silver blade, medallion in stock, rust in lots of places.
Action is good, bore isn't bad, has the rotary mag. I gave $200 for it with the idea I can either make a shooter out of it, rebarrel it or part it out.
Already recrowned the barrel and found bases and rings so I can see if it has any accuracy in it. I can't see the shiny blade in the ugly buckhorn. I have a nice Boyds walnut stock that may work Doubt I can get the gouges out of the barrel but will carefully drawfile and see. BTW, a .308. Who is the saint of lost causes? Maybe I could replace the medallion with one of him. St. Futility?
Gonna be fun no matter what. Before, during and after pics if I can get my 20 year old tech genius grandson to help.
Action is good, bore isn't bad, has the rotary mag. I gave $200 for it with the idea I can either make a shooter out of it, rebarrel it or part it out.
Already recrowned the barrel and found bases and rings so I can see if it has any accuracy in it. I can't see the shiny blade in the ugly buckhorn. I have a nice Boyds walnut stock that may work Doubt I can get the gouges out of the barrel but will carefully drawfile and see. BTW, a .308. Who is the saint of lost causes? Maybe I could replace the medallion with one of him. St. Futility?
Gonna be fun no matter what. Before, during and after pics if I can get my 20 year old tech genius grandson to help.
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