It wouldn't surprise me if Savage had older stocks and other parts on hand 13-years after they fazed them out. Geez, look at Numerich Arms. They must have got their start by buying up huge lots of NOS factory parts. I think factories kept a lot of older parts around as a matter of habit and as a matter of being able to provide service to customers who had older firearms. And you know, the older I get more I realize that periods of time like 13-years are really not all that long. Heck, 13-years ago was only 2004!
It still strikes me as odd.. they find a 13-15 year old perchbelly stock laying around that had never been fitted, checkered or finished. They fit it to a new receiver and finish and checker it but couldn't be bothered to trim off the perchbelly to make it current?
Would love to see the ledgers for this one. Maybe it was an employee who wanted a perchbelly. Maybe maybe maybe.. who knows?
