The only rife I owned at the time. It was a Savage Model 1899 with open sights in 30-30 caliber shooting 150 gr. Winchester Silvertips. It was in 1965 and I was 16. It was handed down to me from my Dad who received it from my Grandfather. I killed my first elk with the gun that year. A few years later I purchased another Savage lever gun in 308. My son now has the 30-30 and the 308. He killed his first deer with the 30-30, but used the 308 on his first elk.
