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#1 my 1969 firebird totally restored (which left me, unrestored, after college when I had to enter the real world!). #2 any 1895 in really good shape (unlike 2 current specimens - which are "OK"). #3 enough $$$ to have a nice bucket list!
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12) Double rifle chambered in .30-40 or .303 British. I always said that such would be the ideal deer rifle for the conditions in which I hunt.
When I saw this I thought I had passed a change to get this one from your list about a year ago... but I see the .303 you want is 'British' - the one I was offered was in .303 'Savage'. It was custom ordered from an European maker in the 1960's by a collector who had a lot of Savage's, he passed away before the rifle was done and it had not been shot outside of the factory until my friend acquired it, nice looking double, completely cased with accessories... but .303 Savage & not British, so I guess you wouldn't have wanted it... I wanted it but the price was to high for me, it would have the the most expensive rifle I ever bought and the only thing Savage about it was the caliber, still it was a neat rifle. Oh my, I wouldn't turn one down in .303 Savage! I would opt for .30-40 if I commissioned one though. I'm still kicking myself for turning one down in .30-06, from a guy who bought it in Germany when stationed there. It wasn't crazy expensive (just a little whacko expensive) and I could've afforded it at the time but there were hot rumors about the plant closing so I held back. Glad I did- the plant shut down a month later. But, in retrospect, a couple months of pork and beans would've been a fair tradeoff! The rimless ejectors were an engineering marvel!
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Money, so I can buy the Savage's I have to keep passing on.
wyo1895 With Savage never say never. For a copy of my book on engraved Savage lever actions rifles send a check for $80 to; David Royal, p.o. box 1271, Pinedale, Wy., 82941. I will sign and inscribe the book for you. [email protected]
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1899CD oct bbl in any Winchester cal. 99 T in 250/3000 99 R in 358 99 EG 300 Savage GW
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Actually, I am pretty good on Savages.
As others:
-Winchester 71 Deluxe Carbine in about 90% condition. That way, I use it.
-Pre-64 Model 70 Fwt in 358 Win
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Sorry LBK, didn't mean to slight you on that 45-70. It's beyond my bucket list, it's well into my Lust List, Joe. Joe, you did NOT slight me. Please don't feel that way. I am probably one of the few that do not have a bucket list. I never know what's next till I see it. I just make sure my wallet is ready.
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like LBK I have no bucket list what I have is holes that should be filled also could fill many of the bucket list seen here if you guy's did not drive the prices of gun down so low that one could not get their money back on good Savages when you see a 308 99 one sale under $1500 and it don't sell in one hour it is a sick place to try to sell good guns also an EG 300 with a Stith for $750 is a give away it should be $1000 or more just the gun will bring $850 to $1000 just my sick thougs who here wants to sell me their 1899 Monarch in 22 H.P. for $500 it's probably all you people would pay for a gun worth over $100,000 not sure you would pay the $500 to get the gun anyway
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No bucket list but I suffer from the "buy it now" syndrome whenever I see a nice savage for sale. Actually there will be a few of mine coming up for sale at fair prices in the near future. They would fill spots in several bucket lists (but they are north of the border). BillR
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I was muzzeloader 4 cows above my house. Ended up blowing the herd outta the small bowl. As I worked over to the timber side of the bowl I heard a bugle. Out he stepped. WOW! I have seen this bull 2 or three times during September and perhaps twice last fall. But staring at him in the eye while he posture defiantly screaming at me about 300 yards away impressed me to the point that I am going to pursue him till it happens. What a nice bull!
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No bucket list but I suffer from the "buy it now" syndrome whenever I see a nice savage for sale. Actually there will be a few of mine coming up for sale at fair prices in the near future. They would fill spots in several bucket lists (but they are north of the border). BillR Bill call me direct when you decide to sell I am sure that you could fill a few holes in my meager collection i even have a few bucks lying around norm ----- do you need this 780 5123308
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#1 my 1969 firebird totally restored (which left me, unrestored, after college when I had to enter the real world!).
I had a 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am ; it could pass anything except a gas station
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Here's a short bucket list from a 22 collector -
- Savage 1903 EF Grade - very early Savage 29-A with the -A counter-stamped on the barrel and receiver - Savage 29-A with a Chicopee Falls barrel address - Savage 29-B with a Westfield barrel address, if they even exist (or proof they don't exist!) - Front part of a Brayton Tubeless Scope (or complete set) - Correct Steven's scope for a Visible loader and also one for a Gallery 80 and any that were specific for any model Savage - Savage models 1909, 25 and 29 pumps with an added counter-stamp warning against use of Hi-Speed ammunition (and a Stevens Visible Loader with a similar stamp). - Savage 1909 with the second style ejector (preferably with the above counter-stamp so it would fill two voids!) - any odd, rare or just interesting sights, for almost anything - Cooey Model 35 pump 22 - Westarms pump 22 - Sportco Model 93 pump 22
- almost forgot, a gallery counter for a model 1903, either on a gun or by itself
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Faster horses Younger women Older whiskey and More money!
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Gene, what is a gallery counter if I may ask?
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I do not think the Savage rifles were very popular for gallery operators due to the removable magazines, these could easily be dropped or taken and they would have need a lot of extras if they were busy because they are slower to load than the loading tubes used in conjunction with tube magazine rifles, which also would have been less expensive than magazines. They also had machines that would automatically fill the loading tubes, but I do not know when they may have been introduced. As far as the counters, all they had to do was inventory their ammunition, or take a count of empty magazines (unless some disappeared). I have only seen one rifle that looks to have had one of these counters on it and I missed it by 1 day, I hope who ever bought it knew what the extra holes on the underside of the barrel and the inlet area and holes on the right side of the forearm were for - I am afraid someone may have gotten it and decided to fix it by putting on a different forearm and plugging the holes! It was an English pattern with the large hard rubber shotgun style butt plate and was British proofed.
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I've wanted to learn to play the banjo for about 20 years.
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I've wanted to learn to play the banjo for about 20 years. I had one and gave up on it. I passed it on to my nephew, but somehow I don't think teenagers consider the banjo hip.
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but somehow I don't think teenagers consider the banjo hip.
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