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Recently I saw a nice old slender light weight little bolt action on the used gun rack at a local gun store.
It was a Savage 1920 in .300 Savage. It was in decent condition considering it's probable age. Though it did have 4 screw holes on the left side of the reciever for some type of side mount scope base (which was now gone).
So my question to you guys is, do you have one? what do you think of them? what are they worth? any information would be appreciated.
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I've got one, don't think it saw the actual forest much. Haven't even shot it but it looks nice, haha.
The 4 holes on the side of the receiver are probbly for a Weaver N2 or N3 scope mount, which means it's been D&T'd and not by the factory which means depending on condition it just came down to about $400-$500.
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Got one in 250-3000, love the feel of it. Awesome early little featherweight bolt actions. Getting one in 300 Savage is on my list eventually.
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Favourite 250 Savage in my meager collection.
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Thanks for the feed back so far! Especially you Mad Dog, about the scope mount that may have been on it.
The price on this one is $490, + tax + background check fee, probably $550-560 out the door. If it had not been drilled and tapped maybe, but seems a tad high, maybe I'll see if they will take a bit less.
I would like to keep it a light weight hiking rifle with a peep sight or maybe....... a compact 4X Leupold scope at the max.
What make & model peep sights were made for the Savage 1920?
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Here's a Marbles mounted on a 1920
“ The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com
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I think thats the first time I've ever actually seen an S20 mounted on a 1920.
I've got one here as well, looks brand new.
I don't think $490 is to far off on the price, $450 would be better.
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They are great rifles, and if the price is right I wouldn't mind finding one that had been drilled and tapped. Nice ones--even with extra holes--don't come along too often.
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That is a nice one. I often get hung up on my memories of being able to buy nice ones like that for far less. I get sticker shock easy ("what, a candy bar isn't a nickel anymore"? )
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Ralph's has a peep and a standard rear sight....I was lead to believe one or the other...not both. Interesting...I would love to find out the situation on his rifle. I have a 1920 with rear iron sight and the holes for the lyman...but as I have whined about before, no lyman. I am selling that 1920 but I first need to find out what a decent price would be....regardless, I would love to hear Ralph's story!
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Ralph is a salesman... he will tell you whatever story will get you to drop the $2000 or whatever he wants for it... he likely found the peep at a gun show for $15 and put in the rifle...
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Back when that gun was made, they would have groused about a candy bar costing a nickel!
That is about the most honest 1920 I've seen come down the pike in a while. When you consider what Lyman 54's are fetching these days, the price looks better.
As an aside, does anybody have an idea why Savage discontinued the 1920 when they did? That model was on its way out as the Winchester 54 was revving up, and I always thought it should have been a strong competitor to the 54. The success of the 54, and the 70 which followed it points out to me that Savage missed the boat on that one. A capital investment in the late 20's to beef up the Mauser-style product line (ie: the 1920 and whatever its progeny would have been), to enable them to compete strongly side-by-side with their lever action line, would have been doable during that brief era of easy capital (prior to 10/25/29).
Instead, they put their bolt action apples in the Model 40/45 Sporter basket. What a dumb decision. It threw them into a distant runner-up position against Winchester (and Remington) that took them about three decades to close. Even then the 110 had an uphill battle against the other two that took another couple of decades to put to rights (if it ever truly did).
Just some thoughts to throw out there.
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Jack, those early 1920's didn't come standard with the Lyman 54. That one was added after the fact (a really common practice), hence the barrel sight being present. (Although you would have to remove one or the other to shoot the rifle, and probably add a taller front sight to accommodate the 54 which would crap out the barrel sight's usefulness.)
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I'm trying to remember the ins and outs of Mauser suing Savage for patent infringement regarding the fine shortened, "Mauser style" action found on the rifle. I'm thinking that was an outcome of being sued - they discontinued the rifle, but can't recall for sure. Gary - feeling a bit lonely this weekend? Saying you have one you want to sell should get you some PM attention
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Not me! Not selling my 1920!! (Although I am feeling a bit bluesy today. )
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