In case anybody else wants to become part of the William E Tibbe Fraudsters cabal (wet f'ers as I refer to us), there's a pretty nice 1953 Savage 340 at the Cabelas in Rogers, MN. Some freckling on the barrel, but wood is in good shape, good bore and d&t for side mount. For an economy gun, these usually shoot very well.
No Serial Number on it, of course.
Phone number for the store is (763) 493-8600, item # is 4856293.
Mr. Tibbe, feel free to report them to the ATF if you want to.
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