I agree that if anyone if going to revive a break-open single shot, the Savage 219 is the one, especially the Utica version which had a walnut stock and a much more graceful STEEL trigger guard than later models. With modern manufacturing methods, you could make the barrels much more interchangeable than the originals, too. An American European-style stalking rifle or "kipplauf", like the Germans say. A .25-35 WCF with modern bullets would be the nuts for medium game where you didn't need to shoot a country mile. So would a .243.
I think fourbore is looking at a different rifle. Savage 219s are all hammerLESS. They have a tang safety just like a fancy double shotgun. Quick and positive. I have three, all with fitted Savage 220 shotgun barrels (the "old 220," not the current bolt action rifled shotguns that use a 110-style action).
