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.
I have this gun's twin brother. Ugly as a crack whore and the trigger breaks at about 5 pounds with 6 inches of creep. But these last few years my nephews have been using this Ugly Betty to whack does. Nosler 125 grain BTs and IMR3031 will cut clover leaves. She ain't going on the block.
