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What are they going for these days? This one has a crack in the forearm and a very scratched up butt. Blue is about 75%, and a good looking bore. Price is $225

Just a shooter. Up to you to decide if you want a beat up gun.

I don't think any 170 could be classed as anything other than "just a shooter," as they weren't even made by a Savage factory.

But these days I'm often amazed what's considered collectible.

Who made the 170 ???

Yeah, who made them?

The 170 was made during the period when a major international corporation called EMHART owned Savage. It was made in one of their factories, and was a really cheap pump action that also was used for Stevens (and some other-named) shotguns.

I've owned not only a couple of the shotguns but one 170, a .35 Remington. Those are rare, and supposedly worth some extra money. However, even though mine was in almost-new condition, I had to do considerable gunsmithing (mostly bending of stamped-metal parts) to get it to feed reliably. It did shoot quite well, however, but despite its rarity (and what the Blue Book says) I never got any offers over $300 when I decided to sell it.

I purchased two of them when they fist came onto the market. I didn't keep them very long, because i didn't like the rattly ass forearm they put on them , just to much noise in the woods, deer spookier if they ever made one.

Had one in 35 Remington some 30 years ago. Worked just fine, and was remarkably accurate.

hey guys , how about the price?

I have a rather nice looking one that I payed $225 out the door and it had a Simmons scope in Weaver mounts on it. This was less than a year ago, but I knew the shop owner and have a good rapport with him.

Mine is a good shooter. Seems heavy for a .30-30 to me, but I don't seem to have the problem of a rattling forend, not sure why.

Just casually wathing a few on Gunbroker, they seem to sell pretty well. I had never heard they weren't made in Savage factories. Can anyone tell me if the pump shotguns they made that look like this are OK? Seems Savage/Stevens made them for a long time. There is a slug barelled one locally I've considered picking up but don't want it if it's going to be troublesome.

heres some from my gunshow memory banks:

170 in 30/30 with peeling stock, some corrosion of barrel and receiver and some buggered screws - $250

170 in 30/30 almost NIB $375. tempted me but i am a remington pump fan and the 170 is no remington pump by a long shot.

170 in 35 in decent shape but had some peeling and pitting - $325 i think.

these were asking prices. $225 for the one you describe is too much unless you want a project gun. the cracked stock would scare me off.

my best buddy bought a 170 in 30/30 in the fall of '79 when i bought my 760 270. i paid $130 and i think he paid $90 or thereabouts and it was in good shape. mine shot like a laser (still does) and his shot really well too but it had feeding issues. he cursed that gun up and down as i was rattling off 130 grain corelokts one after another. for every slide of the pump i took, he took 3 over on the next bench. he kept it for a few years and bought a 760 in 243 and loved it.

bottom line, they are a chintzy gun, with a similiar look and feel to the chinzy stevens shotguns of that era. if you want a pump gun, get a 760. i just wish they made the 760 or 7600 carbine in a 30/30. that would have sold like hotcakes.

richhodg66 & bea175; A possible explination for your differences in opinion on the forearms is that later versions of the gun had a spring loaded crossbar added to the front of the magazine tube to keep pressure on the forearm. There also were changes in the extractors and other parts in later versions, these changes could be an explination of why some owners never seem to have an issue with feeding and other do. I would try to determine if the gun is an early or late version before trying to put a value on it. They use the same action and share many of the same parts as the shotguns which I have never much about - nothing good but nothing bad either.

I like the rifle and don't think they're as cheap as some guys do. I do wish it didn't have the problem of the slide not unlocking after firing, but it feeds and ejects fine. I'll get it figured out or trade it off when I get bored with it, in the meantime, it's going in the woods with me during our January deer season in a few days.

I remember a write up by Norm Nelson(I think) in the Gun Digest a few years ago. It was interesting. Enough so that I sought one out but the 2 a found were BEAT. Maybe someday if a find a nice one. Wouldn't mind a nice late model 340 either.

The 340 is a good one too, actually better than the 170 in most respects. Keep an eye open, deals can be had on them if you're patient.

If any of you guys has a spare forearm I need one of the 7" 170 forearms.

I think there were two lengths to the forearms, the 6" and the 7", I need the longer one. By length I mean the inside hollowed out area that attaches to the metal.