Savage 1920--Sort of... - 09/09/12
At the Novi Michigan gunshow today I ran across a .300 Savage Model 20. Serial #70XX. It's not a bad specimen, aside from one thing: THE BOLT IS MISSING.
The good news: the stock is uncut, and the receiver doesn't have any extra scope-mount holes. Original sling loop eyes, grip cap and buttplate are present. The stock has some nice figure in the grain.
The down-side (aside from the missing bolt): the stock has a repairable crack on the left side of the forend tip, the barrel has some surface pitting and some areas where it's been steel wooled (not bad). Rear sight has been replaced with a little folding Marble's.
I bought the thing right, figuring I could part it out, but I wonder if there are other options. Maybe somebody has a beater Model 20 that they want to salvage the bolt from and swap into this rifle? Maybe somebody has an extra bolt? Any ideas?
My plan as of right now is to list the stock on eBay, but if there is interest in other parts please let me know.
Rod
The good news: the stock is uncut, and the receiver doesn't have any extra scope-mount holes. Original sling loop eyes, grip cap and buttplate are present. The stock has some nice figure in the grain.
The down-side (aside from the missing bolt): the stock has a repairable crack on the left side of the forend tip, the barrel has some surface pitting and some areas where it's been steel wooled (not bad). Rear sight has been replaced with a little folding Marble's.
I bought the thing right, figuring I could part it out, but I wonder if there are other options. Maybe somebody has a beater Model 20 that they want to salvage the bolt from and swap into this rifle? Maybe somebody has an extra bolt? Any ideas?
My plan as of right now is to list the stock on eBay, but if there is interest in other parts please let me know.
Rod