Rupestris
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I went out deer hunting this morning with my brother-in-law. We struck out so called it a day around noon. On the way home I thought I'd stop by a friends property to see if he had his deer yet. He was back at the class C camper that stays on the property. He hadn't hunted the property owned by his dad in years.
He called me over to the back of his suburban and says "check this out". He pulls out a Savage Model 30 and its LEFT HANDED!
The 30 is the same as the Springfield 67 and the Stevens 77 from what I have found.
The gun has some nice features. two beads, a vent rib that extends to the back of the reciever and is secured with a screw, gold trigger, jeweled bolt, corn-cob style forend, and some nice checkering on the stock.
Unfortunately, the SG had sat in that old leaky camper for who knows how long. It was rusted from muzzle to reciever, both sides. Action was gummy and slow. The stock had been cracked and was repaired with some red epoxy that had faded to the point that it looked like dried up bubble gum.
The gun was not beyond repair but it was sad to see something that uncommon in such a neglected condition. I was tempted to offer him some cash for it but time and coinage aren't about to permit me to put more into a shotgun than its worth.
I'm going back to his place Wednesday and Friday. I'll take the camera and try to get some pics of the ol' Savage.
He called me over to the back of his suburban and says "check this out". He pulls out a Savage Model 30 and its LEFT HANDED!
The 30 is the same as the Springfield 67 and the Stevens 77 from what I have found.
The gun has some nice features. two beads, a vent rib that extends to the back of the reciever and is secured with a screw, gold trigger, jeweled bolt, corn-cob style forend, and some nice checkering on the stock.
Unfortunately, the SG had sat in that old leaky camper for who knows how long. It was rusted from muzzle to reciever, both sides. Action was gummy and slow. The stock had been cracked and was repaired with some red epoxy that had faded to the point that it looked like dried up bubble gum.
The gun was not beyond repair but it was sad to see something that uncommon in such a neglected condition. I was tempted to offer him some cash for it but time and coinage aren't about to permit me to put more into a shotgun than its worth.
I'm going back to his place Wednesday and Friday. I'll take the camera and try to get some pics of the ol' Savage.
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