Picked up a rare and highly sought after LOL, Savage 170C, probably not quite collector grade, some 94%. But not often found with the 18.5" barrel. Yes, the std 30-30. Action is a little sticky, but working on it. Need to find Mad Dogs article on them. Maybe a take down how to. Happy Hump Day!
Last edited by Savorino; 10/17/19.
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Savorino make sure the tubular magazine is directly under the barrel. The 170 only has one action bar and if it is not sliding straight back it will bind. Their are 2 screws that hold the for-end onto a block that sits under the barrel. If they loosen the tube will shift. The gun comes apart a lot like a shotgun (I believe it’s a modification of a .410) except the barrel is threaded into the receiver. A pin holds the trigger group in and maybe 1 screw if my memory is correct. The bolt can come out after the trigger group and ejector is removed. Lots of small parts. Numrich in New York has parts.
PM me if you have questions, I have been playing around with one for years (thank you Mule Deer) and mine loves Hornady LeveRevolution 160 pointed ammo. Also my rifle has to have its ammo segregated, I can not use anything fired in my lever actions in it. New brass kept separate works fine and it it very accurate.
I also forgot to mention scope mounts for Remington 742/760 will fit the Savage 170.
The big question ; is the broken slide stop a symptom, ( bolt not locking up, rough extractions) or is it the problem. Unless a "Slide Assembly" falls into my lap, I'm leaning toward cutting my losses and parting out. Hope my 99 checks out better. Toast.
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I have experienced very hard extraction on mine when ammo resized from other rifles was used. The quality of the steel in my opinion is not equal to say a Remington 760,7600 etc. I believe Numrich has the part you need.
I have experienced very hard extraction on mine when ammo resized from other rifles was used. The quality of the steel in my opinion is not equal to say a Remington 760,7600 etc. I believe Numrich has the part you need.
The 170 is basically a modified shotgun turned into a rifle. It operates with one action rod that is held onto the fore end with a block and screws. The rod has a lot of flex and will bind if the fore end screws loosen and backs out. This has happened to me on a hunt. My firing pin also needed to be replaced and the shell stop can loosen causing issues with shells jamming on the carrier. I doubt this rifle saw more than a couple boxes of shells before I bought it.
The design is simple bordering on crude. It is not a model 99 or 110 in quality (I have owned both) or the quality of a 760-7600 Remington (own them to). Perhaps I should have said the quality is substandard compared to those guns. My personal 170 fails to chamber reloaded ammunition that will easily work in 3 lever actions irregardless of where the ammunition was originally fired. All were full length resized. You are right the steel could be the same tensile strength but in the design it leaves much to be desired. Sorry for the confusing post.
