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When I buy any firearm, fear and trepidation hound me till I know, does she SHOOT?

First trip to the gun club today with 20 MPH winds & 30 degree temperatures. My 6 year old daughter & 8 year old son accompanied me.

Loaded up 34 gr.of 4895 behind Hornady and Winnie 87 gr. bullets. Taking a 6 o'clock hold at 50 yd I put out two, 3 shot groups. I'm very pleased!!!

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The three on the right Winnies measures 1", adjusted the windage, the three on left Hornady, measures 7/8" .

The 100 yard range was covered in almost 3 feet of ice and snow, so I just took an off hand poke at the 8" gong. My son shouted above the wind, "Hit!"

My 250-3000 1920 is a KEEPER!!!

Now if somebody can point me to period Savage swivels...

Thanks!

Bert, I told ya they shoot they are fine firearms to bad there getting so expensive, seems the beaters are even going sky high. Don

Nice Shootin.I have a shooter in 300 savage.Didnt get to the range with it yet.Now that I see what yours did I am curious.Thanks for sharing.

Mike

Thanks Loggah / Pizzaman!

Now I'll start playing with load and bullet combinations. Then I'll put the gun in the hands of my uncle who is a real shooter and we'll see what the gun can actually do. These old guns are almost always more accurate than I am. Just love shooting them vintage guns and trying to squeeze all I can out of them.


And again, how can ya not love a controled feed, claw extraction bolt action with a shotgun tang safety? Love the pencil thin 22" barrel.

My 1924 cataloug reads: " The Savage Model 20 bolt action rifle represents the latest and highest development of the American hunting rifle." Great advertising!

Bert, should have kept the ones off the R!!!!

Seriously though, I don't think the model 1920 was factory studded for sling eyes till 1926 so your gun won't really be original due to the early D.O.M. Like you said, it's a great shooter so I wouldn't worry about sling eyes, besides that they're rarer than hens teeth to find.

they are great except the trigger. thanks chris

Great shooting Bunky, I think any critter thats with in 100 or so yrds. is going to be in a heap of trouble! John

MD, what's the point of owning a gun if it don't shoot well? What was the Jim Carmichael quote: " There's nothing interesting about an inaccurate gun ! " ?

Even my 1895 which has an almost perfectly concentric chamber can do 1 3/8" groups with the right ammo and peeps. A gun has gotta shoot!

Originality? period swing swivel are just trickets I want to dress it up with.

If I don't get the accuracy from a gun I expect, it's down the road... if my scoped "R" don't outshoot my "F" it's gone! I ain't carrying the extra weight because it's pretty...

Ask me sometime about my dream gun, an ornately engraved English 16 bore sidelock which didn't shoot for me. It went down the road!!!

Broke my heart but it's gone. What's the point?

Trigger? yah, a bit of slack and creep but breaks at about 3-4 lb.

Did I mention I dumped off two 250-3000s TDs last year, a nice collectable '24 "F" and a '28 "G" because they didn't perform at the range to my satisfaction?

They gotta shoot!!!

Olgrouser, check your pm! Oh yeah, good shooting!

Bert, Is that why you dont have winchesters?marlins? Don

I didn't mean the guns were rarer than hens teeth, I was talking about the sling eyes.

"Bert, Is that why you dont have winchesters?marlins? Don "

Actualy Don, I got a 38-55 Win in the safe right now but it goes to market tomorrow, sold before I bought it. Ain't owned another Winnie in my life. Well, there was that Safari grade III in a 270 WSM but that really don't count cause...

MD, I thought you had a source for repo sling eyes & studs, no?

Nope, not this guy, I wish.

Well MD, I don't know who then, if not you.

Is the market tightning up for you too?

I just ain't finding as many good guns coming to market this year as last year... Winnie coming out from ever corner but a unique Savage???

Don
He's In Canada, Bert and Joe Got them Good Prices Yet!

Hey I paid good money for that 1920 !!!

As a matter of fact I bought it from the same guy who sold me my '95 last year and for the same amount of money!

If that ain't inflation or what!!!

Highway robbery, these prices

Bert, Actually i only paid $400 fof my 1920 250-3000 2 years ago, wouldn't touch it now down here. Don

Loggah,

these deluxe little bolt action with checkering & peeps in Sav 250s & 300s might be one of the most under rated rifles out there.


I got the one I've been looking for, don't think I'll find another in this condition again.

Luckily some of our dealers up here aren't reflecting Internet prices

Hey Bert
Ya Ever Load that 22 H.P. Brass Yet And Do Some Shootin??
Just wonderin??
Steve