Lyman sight info for Savage

Re: Lyman sight info for Savage GeneB #12866685 05/17/18
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,936 South Central Wisconsin GeneB OP Campfire Regular
OP GeneB Campfire Regular Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,936 South Central Wisconsin	(This post is linked to from a post in the Savage Collectors forum and will only make sense if that is viewed first, if it even does then....) No BS - how many got that right? Here’s the Fox, a Model 31, how many figured that out from the very detailed and very factual (...but possibly skewed a little...) description? Here’s the magazine follower with the remnants of the hardened rubber in it and another from one of the Savage’s. Of the four guns, three still had the follower and the broken rubber in the magazine and it was the first thing to come out of the barrel when trying to shoot them, the second thing was a small piece of the rubber, then they finally started shooting the balls. I purchased some 3/8” nylon balls to shoot in them. The guns shoot but will not feed the last two balls because of the missing parts in the magazine, except for a project gun, I fixed the magazine follower on it. Here’s a comparison of the drop of the stocks, you can see there is quite a difference. The stock on the Fox also is contoured a little different and comparing it to pictures of the Fox toy shotgun it appears they may have used the same stocks, possibly why the stock is thinner. (Possible special order for someone born without a neck?) It's not real apparent in the picture but the stock on the Fox is thinner. This also shows the slight bends in the sides of the receiver caused by the thinner stock. You can also see some paint buildup at the rear of the receiver in the "black duco finish". Here is are some ads for toy guns, one lists them as Fox-Savage, some later ads list them as Fox and the 7 shot gun is NOT (correction) mentioned in some later ads. edited to down loaded more pictures to post in the Savage Collectors Forum - https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/full/72522.jpg https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/full/72523.jpg https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/full/72543.jpg https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/full/72544.jpg https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/full/72545.jpg https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/full/72546.jpg https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/full/72547.jpg Last edited by GeneB; 05/18/18. Reason: problems with pictures, among other things

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