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From what Gary posted it may have some feeding issues which might account for the apparently missing spindle head screw?
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Haha. I was waiting for someone to mention the missing screw. Based on parts breakdowns, I thought it might be that but wasn't 100% sure. But yes, it is missing. Not sure when it went missing either. The magazine "defaults" to 2 rounds remaining showing in the window. From what I found it looks to be about a $3 part so no biggie there.
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That's great to know. It should make getting a casting of the chamber easier as well as replacing/troubleshooting the feeding system easier. Thank you
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That's confirmed. It is a takedown with a 20" barrel.
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I'll bet it's a 30/30. If it'll chamber a 30/30 case it is a 30/30. The 30/30 won't chamber in a 30 Rem chamber and it won't chamber in a 303 Savage chamber, so you don't risk a thing by trying. If you were close to Prineville we'd find out in a hurry because I have all of those suspects so we'd very soon find which case slides into the chamber.
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You're in Prineville? My grandparents used to live there as well as my Uncle and Aunt. I have cousin's in that area still. Don't suppose you know any Halsey folks.
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I have a co-worker who does a lot of custom gun stuff. He's going to do a casting for me Monday evening, so I'll know soon what it is for sure.
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I have a co-worker who does a lot of custom gun stuff. He's going to do a casting for me Monday evening, so I'll know soon what it is for sure. Be sure and let us know. The suspense is killing me!
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You're in Prineville? My grandparents used to live there as well as my Uncle and Aunt. I have cousin's in that area still. Don't suppose you know any Halsey folks. Don't know any Halseys but it is a familiar name for Prineville area -- school teacher or principal?. Looks like you'll get a chamber cast tomorrow and find out just what you have, though the profiles are similar enough it'll take some close measuring to figure for sure I would suspect. You can find 30/30 cartridges or brass everywhere, and last time I looked both Midway and Grafs had 30 Remington and 303 Savage brass. A few years ago both would have been tough to find: this is a great time to own and shoot old Savages!
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I have a co-worker who does a lot of custom gun stuff. He's going to do a casting for me Monday evening, so I'll know soon what it is for sure. Any updates?
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No update yet. We work 50-60 hour weeks so not a lot of free time during the week. Most likely he will do the casting sometime this weekend.
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Well, the mystery of this rifle continues to deepen for me. I pulled the carrier assembly today to replace the spring and put a new carrier head screw in it. The carrier is stamped "22". All of the pictures I've seen of the carriers have the specific cartridge stamped in them, so how does a 22 carrier work for any of the 30 caliber cartridges that might be used? I've decided regardless of what my coworker determines, I'm taking the gun to a gunsmith. I've gotta get this whole thing figured out professionally.
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I wonder if a 30-30 and a 22 High Power are similar enough to use the same rotor.
Don't fire it, but run a 30-30- round through the magazine and chamber and see what happens. I'm betting it feeds fine.
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Oh ok. Sorry. I'm far from a savage or antique gun expert. Sorry for the ignorance there. Guess I should have googled it or something.
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Its time to quit screwing around with this, Gabeh. It is probably a 30/30, so take a 30/30 cartridge, go outside and point the rifle at a tree (just in case...) and see if the cartridge chambers. If it does you have a 30/30 and don't need to see a gunsmith or do a chamber cast. If it doesn't chamber, then you might worry about the chamber cast. Or you can come visit your cousin in Prineville, give old earlmck a call and we'll plop cartridges in there until we know what fits.
None of the potential alternative cartridges will chamber in a 30/30 chamber, so if it chambers it is 30/30.
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