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RAS's 1895 #11910307 03/19/17
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,988 In the woods... RAS OP Campfire Outfitter
OP RAS Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,988 In the woods...	All: I don't think I showed my 1895 here yet. Here are the details. SN:707X Has 'JM' stamp on barrel. Buttstock and buttplate have serial number stamped on it. Forearm doesn't have any markings, but I believe it is 100% original. 22 inch barrel. Full buckhorn rear sight. Marbles 65? I think tang sight is a Savage #18. No extra holes on gun anywhere. No cracks in the wood or metal. Everything works great. The best part, nice clean bore and head space is fine. The gun is very useable. I would love to bag a buck with it. For a genuine 1895, it is a tight gun and a real gem. Thinking about selling it. Just not there quite yet. "...aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one." - Paul to the church in Thessalonica.

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Re: RAS's 1895 RAS #11910310 03/19/17
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,988 In the woods... RAS OP Campfire Outfitter
OP RAS Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,988 In the woods...	"...aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one." - Paul to the church in Thessalonica.

Re: RAS's 1895 RAS #11910317 03/19/17
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 6,571 upstate NY J JeffG Campfire Tracker
JeffG Campfire Tracker J Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 6,571 upstate NY	Sweet! That's as "honest" as they get! I'm envious. "...One Nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for All" JeffG

Re: RAS's 1895 RAS #11910472 03/19/17
Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,488 Sauk City, WI Southern_WI_Savage Campfire Tracker
Southern_WI_Savage Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,488 Sauk City, WI	Nice rifle. Thanks for posting! Would be nice to know if it letters as 22". A few more pics of the fore would be interesting too. "Every day above ground is a good day."

Re: RAS's 1895 RAS #11910601 03/19/17
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,988 In the woods... RAS OP Campfire Outfitter
OP RAS Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,988 In the woods...	I will try to get more photos when I can. The bore on this gun is the best I have seen out of any gun under 90,000. Vast majority of them are dark. This one is pretty darn shiney. It is a great, usable hunting rifle. "...aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one." - Paul to the church in Thessalonica.

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Re: RAS's 1895 JeffG #11910664 03/19/17
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 2,868 Illinois I ilikemilitaria Campfire Regular
ilikemilitaria Campfire Regular I Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 2,868 Illinois	Originally Posted by JeffG Sweet! That's as "honest" as they get! I'm envious. you bet! me too thanks for sharing pics! dave

Re: RAS's 1895 RAS #11910724 03/19/17
Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 650 B BLR358WIN Campfire Regular
BLR358WIN Campfire Regular B Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 650	V nice! This might be a dumb question but what caliber is it? I've never seen one before

Re: RAS's 1895 RAS #11910859 03/19/17
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,988 In the woods... RAS OP Campfire Outfitter
OP RAS Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,988 In the woods...	Did any 1895s come in 30-30?? Anyone hear of one? "...aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one." - Paul to the church in Thessalonica.

Re: RAS's 1895 RAS #11911005 03/19/17
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 12,704 So. Kaleefornya L Lightfoot Campfire Outfitter
Lightfoot Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 12,704 So. Kaleefornya	Originally Posted by RAS Did any 1895s come in 30-30?? Anyone hear of one? Not so far!

Re: RAS's 1895 RAS #11911237 03/19/17
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 43,719 Eastern Nebraska Calhoun Campfire 'Bwana
Calhoun Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 43,719 Eastern Nebraska	None in 30-30, all in 303 Savage. Nice gun, I'd love to see a pic of that with a deer or three. “The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com

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Re: RAS's 1895 RAS #11911510 03/19/17
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 12,606 Lyndeborough New Hampshire Longbeardking Campfire Outfitter
Longbeardking Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 12,606 Lyndeborough New Hampshire	Originally Posted by RAS Did any 1895s come in 30-30?? Anyone hear of one? ALL WERE .303 NRA Endowment Life Member (and proud of it) Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing. Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something. - Plato Deuteronomy 22:5

Re: RAS's 1895 RAS #11912272 03/20/17
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,738 central Maine Plab Campfire Regular
Plab Campfire Regular Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,738 central Maine	hey that looks just like my two. plab Gotta love them 303's

Re: RAS's 1895 RAS #11912602 03/20/17
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 13,891 Illinois 1899sav Campfire Outfitter
1899sav Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 13,891 Illinois	Jeff Very Nice. Looks well cared for. Steve �Can we move this along?" a bored voice stated. "I have places to be and people to shag."

Re: RAS's 1895 1899sav #11912739 03/20/17
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,098 new hampshire L Loggah Campfire Outfitter
Loggah Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,098 new hampshire	Well, i'll pretend i'm Jed for a moment and say not a lot of original finish left,and cheeks have been sanded! other then that a good original worn rifle .I have a few like that myself, and it would be nice if they could talk. Don

Re: RAS's 1895 RAS #11913089 03/20/17
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 6,571 upstate NY J JeffG Campfire Tracker
JeffG Campfire Tracker J Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 6,571 upstate NY	I think that's why we tolerate each other so well...there's bound to be at least one good story underneath all the rough exterior. "...One Nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for All" JeffG

Re: RAS's 1895 RAS #11913178 03/20/17
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,988 In the woods... RAS OP Campfire Outfitter
OP RAS Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,988 In the woods...	For those that have an 1895, how much space is between the rear sight dovetail and the receiver? "...aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one." - Paul to the church in Thessalonica.

Re: RAS's 1895 RAS #11913271 03/20/17
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,156 F FUG1899 Campfire Regular
FUG1899 Campfire Regular F Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,156	I checked a few and all had 5.5"from the rear of the rear sight to the receiver

Re: RAS's 1895 FUG1899 #11913320 03/20/17
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,988 In the woods... RAS OP Campfire Outfitter
OP RAS Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,988 In the woods...	Originally Posted by FUG1899 I checked a few and all had 5.5"from the rear of the rear sight to the receiver FUG1899, Just like mine. Thanks. Remember you saying that you got a 71 in 33? Well, there is a possibility that a Savage 1895 was factory chambered in 30 WCF. And it is also possible that it had a 22 inch barrel. "...aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one." - Paul to the church in Thessalonica.

Re: RAS's 1895 RAS #11913525 03/20/17
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,156 F FUG1899 Campfire Regular
FUG1899 Campfire Regular F Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,156	In the 1895 catalog it list Sporting Rifles from 26-32"barrel and Carbines in 15" and 20" in 303 and .30 cal.U.S.Gov. In the 1897 catalog it list Sporting Rifles 26-30" Carbines in 20" and 22" also 303or .30cal.U.S. Government Smokeless Power NEVER SAY NEVER.

Re: RAS's 1895 RAS #11913577 03/20/17
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,043 Annapolis, Md. G gnoahhh Campfire Ranger
gnoahhh Campfire Ranger G Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,043 Annapolis, Md.	In 1895 the .30 U.S.Gov't was the .30-40 Krag, which later became .30 Army when the .30-06 came out and was given the .30 Gov't moniker. I don't see how they could've shoehorned a Krag cartridge into the Savage. I'll bet if some weisenheimer dangled enough money in front of the Savage folks in 1895-1898 they would've done one up in the then new .30WCF (.30-30). "You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz "Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty

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