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Yep, I think Rick said something about 1922's being under the 15000 serial range.

I don't remember sold all mine except for a bubbied one that I use.

The later parts manual states that the serial cutoff for the 1922 and the "old style 19" is 25,000.

In comparing the parts diagram for the 1922 and "old style 19" in a 1927 parts list there are no differences in the common parts.

The "old style 19" was replaced by the 19NRA and the 1922 was replaced by the 23A. The common parts for the 19NRA and the 23A are the same. Serial cutoff for these maodels are 45,000 for the 19NRA and 127,000 for the 23A.

Joe, for your info the front magazine retainer in the 1922 and the 19NRA/23A are the same.

Thanks Rick.

I think I see what happened now, someone tried to replace the rear retainer with a 23AA or a 19-33 NRA retainer which used the banana shaped mag and had a dual rib on the back of the mag. Now if I can just find an original rear retainer I'll be laughing, won't be hard finding the front retainer but the rear is gonna be a bitch, I've tried three different places already this morning and none have one.

Ric,

To continue from Hubert's lost posting...

the catalog was produced before the start of the new years with what Savage thought they would produce. The small retail/wholesale fliers sent out during the prodution years show a much better picture of what they were actually producing.

The fliers show that the Mdl 23A was not avilable till sometime in 1924 and Savage sales records show the Mdl 1922 was sold into 1924. This is all stated above in the earlier postings.

The "old style 19" (or Mdl 1919) and the Mdl 1922 had the duel firing pins. This did not change till the Mdl 19NRA and the 23A went into production. The new models have a different bolt, action and most internal parts.

The early production 1919's had a small square ejection port. This was opened up to allow for single cartridge feed. Some of these rifle will be found that were opened up by their owners.
I have questioned wheather there were 1922's with small port. I have not seen one and think the the large port was added to the action before the Mdl 1922 was produced. There is some difference in the appearance of the 23A port because of the new round top bolt vs the earlier flat topped.

I think it is the Blue Book that states that the Mdl 1922 was a rare low production rifle. The Savage sales records indicate that production was not that low making the rifle not that rare.

As with most Savage models there is always more to learn.

This is a common problem and something to check on models that use the early style magazine. I have run across many rifles with all types of bubbed fixes, of which most didn't work. The early rear mag retainer would be much easier to reproduce as it does not have the ejector built in.

I was looking at the retainers with the ejectors built in, I was wondering if you could just dremel the ejector off?

Then would it be the same?

In design it would be but I don't have the parts to verify that they are exact. I think it should work.

Have you checked with Tal35 to see if he has parts?

Todds a hard guy to get ahold of lately.

He has a couple pistol parts I need as well but I don't know if he's got internet.

Last time I talked to him was through email and I haven't seen him post on here since then either.

Thank you all for your help. This rifle has the serial number on the back of the receiver, under the cocking knob, "22 - long rifle" over the ejection port. No "savage sporter" markings, but the scalloped port. Pictures could be available if you have a way of posting them. ric

Your describing a model 1922.