Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Savage Collectors Anybody have or know of a Savage Model 219 in .32-20 WCF?

Never seen one, except in de Haas' "Mr. Single Shot's Project Book" (may not be exact title, but you get the idea), and wondered if anybody has one, and what vintage is it (made in which factory)? Is it original or made up from parts?

Not me.

Never seen a 219 except in .22H, .219 (rarely) & .30-30. Bolt action 23 in .25-20 & .32-20 occassionaly tho hard to find clean examples with magazine.

I heard that they were made in 32-20 & 25=20 but have never seen one!

8 years ago - http://www.gunauction.com/buy/8683799

I thought I had a scan of some catalog pages listing the combinations - will add that if I can find it, things seem to get 'misplaced' in a computer or in photobucket just like anywhere else.

Gene, the "combination gun" in .32-20 was listed in a number of catalogs, as was the plain rifle without a shotgun/forend set. But they seem VERY scarce in both forms.

I wonder why--the .32-20 was extremely popular when the 219 was first introduced. The few they made may have got sold to rural people who "used them up"!

Thanks for the ad link! That gun looks to me like it may have been made up from several guns (no problem, I have a couple like that). The "loose" forend could be an indication that it is such a "hybrid." I can't tell if the forend is really the slightly different "shotgun" version, but it looks like it to me. Many of the combo sets got broken up, or the barrel and/or forend of one part of the set lost in a move, etc.

I would, however, have bought it in a heartbeat at that price!!!!!

I once had a mint example in 22 Hornet. I've seen them in 30-30. I remembering it piercing primers. Rather than figuring out the problem, I just traded it off. Wish I'd have kept it now.

I have one in 25-20,with a spare 30-30,and 410 barrels. makes a nice set . I haven't seen one in 32-20 YET !

Don, wouldn't it be a hoot if that 3-barrel set was the one my dad had 30 years ago- .25-20, .30-30, and .410. He had a .22 Hornet barrel and a 20 gauge barrel lined up to be fitted too, but he passed before he could finish them. I'm pretty sure he bought it as a .25-20 and added to it.

I never saw a .32-20 either.

Mine came as a 25-20 also! i had the 30-30 barrel before i even had the 25-20 rifle. then i found a 410 barrel. The case i have only holds the three barrels,but the search for barrels still gos on !!!

I have seen 25-20, but never a 32-20. Several years back a gun shop in my area had a Winchester M43 in 25-20 on consignment with a couple of Savage 219s, but I didnt look at them to check the calibers.

I'm at 25-20, 30-30, 16 ga, 20 ga, 28 ga and a 410 now, still haven't tripped over a 32-20 as of now.

mad Dog how about the 22Hornet or the 22shot do you see them??

i have a 22 hornet but bubba played with the stocks and a real nice 30-30.

norm

I have an early Utica-made 220 .410 with a .25-20 barrel added (.410 forearms fit rifles perfectly, in my experience) and a 219B .22 Hornet with an added 20 guage barrel and forend.

I've had a bunch more and different, but kept these because of high condition and I handload for these calibers. Had a .25-35 (relined a bad .30-30 bore) which was super, but gave it to my son. It has a 12 guage barrel and forend added (OWWWWW!).

Used to own a 22 Hornet, traded it to Les for something that I can't even remember now.

Good to know Norm has some trading material!

Someone had to modify this one but still interesting.

I assume the R.F. = Rimfire which would be the shot shell? The bore is rifled. Why would a 9mm RF barrel be rifles?

The .22 shot the Doug referenced and this 9mm would require a rimfire firing pin...correct?

I remember Doug talking about a 9mm smoothbore a few years back, I was thinking thats what it originally was before it was rechambered to 357.

This 30-40 Krag showed up at SS and I found it real neat. Never seen the serial number struck on the side and in such large numbers.

I have a .30-30, #3254 and it has the same proofs, date stamp locations and serial number size.

I have a note that serial might not have started till 1958. (Might have been from you). May be the size changed with the move in 1960?

.30-40 is a step up in pressure. I wounder if it had anything special done to it or are they all capable of handling that pressure?

Some pictures provided by Fug in regards to the 219's/220's and the combo sets.